HISTOPATHOLOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF TEXTILE EFFLUENTS IN THE GILLS OF FRESH WATER FISH, COMMON CARP CYPRINUS CARPIO (LINN.)

Authors

  • R.KOWSALYA Department of IBT, Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute, University, Maduravoyal,Chennai-600095.
  • C.M.KARRUNAKARAN Department of IBT, Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute, University, Maduravoyal,Chennai-600095.
  • M.DEECARAMAN Department of IBT, Dr. M.G.R Educational and Research Institute, University, Maduravoyal,Chennai-600095.
  • A.UMA Shrimp disease diagnosis laboratory, Fisheries Research and Extension Centre, Tamilnadu Fisheries University, Madhavaram milk colony, Chennai -600051
  • SWARANJIT SINGH Institute of microbial technology, Chandigarh -160 002.

Keywords:

Textile effluent, common carp, histopathology

Abstract

The effect of textile effluents in  Cyprinus carpio (Common carp) was studied by experimental exposure to effluents at three different levels (10%, 15% and 20% v/v).The histopathological changes in the gills of common carp was recorded at day 1, 2, 4 and 7 after exposure to textile effluents. Results showed that textile effluents causes histopathological changes in the gills of Cyprinus carpio which included congestion, fusion of gill lamellae and degeneration of secondary gill epithelium.

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31.12.2013

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R.KOWSALYA, C.M.KARRUNAKARAN, M.DEECARAMAN, A.UMA, & SWARANJIT SINGH. (2013). HISTOPATHOLOLOGICAL STUDY ON THE EFFECTS OF TEXTILE EFFLUENTS IN THE GILLS OF FRESH WATER FISH, COMMON CARP CYPRINUS CARPIO (LINN.). International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences, 4(4), 55–58. Retrieved from https://ijpbs.net/index.php/journal/article/view/2835

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Volume 4, Issue 4, 2013

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