31Dec 2016

HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE SPLEEN OF CYPRINUS CARPIO ON ACUTE EXPOSURE OF COPPER SULPHATE.

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The present study was carried out to determine the effect of copper sulphate on histopathological changes in Cyprinus carpio. Copper sulphate is mainly used as herbicide and also used as fungicide in fish farming to control fungal diseases of the fish. It is also a main constituent in industrial effluent of electrical and power generation plants which directly enters into water bodies and hit non target aquatic organisms specially fishes. To assess the toxicity of CuSo4 three sublethal concentrations of LC50 value were taken and fishes were exposed to them for 96 hrs. Marked histopathological changes were observed in the spleen exposed to different sublethal concentrations of CuSo4 and the severity of damage increased with the increasing concentrations of CuSo4. Hepatocytes showed vacuolization, necrosis and the nucleus becomes less prominent and outer capsule also seen ruptured. These findings represent toxicity of Copper Sulphate on Cyprinus carpio specifically its spleen.


[Sabiha Kamaal Khan. (2016); HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE SPLEEN OF CYPRINUS CARPIO ON ACUTE EXPOSURE OF COPPER SULPHATE. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 4 (Dec). 2249-2255] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com


Dr Sabiha Kamaal Khan
Regional Institution of Education,Bhopal

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/2643      
DOI URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.21474/IJAR01/2643