Biochemical studies in Oreochromis niloticus exposed to lead acetate and treated by carob or fig ether extracts | ||
| Egyptian Journal for Aquaculture | ||
| Article 1, Volume 7, Issue 1, March 2017, Pages 1-14 PDF (723.22 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/eja.2019.31470 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The effect of carob pods (Ceratonia siliqua) and fig fruits (ficus carica) ether extracts 600 mg/kg in the diet against sublethal doses of Pb (1/2 and 1/4 LC50) on aspartate amino transferase (AST) , alanine amino transferase (ALT) , urea , creatinine and accumulation of lead in muscle and visceral organs in (Oreochromis niloticus) was investigated .The half lethal concentration (LC50) for 96 hr was 155 mg/l . Results showed that aspartate amino transferase (AST) , alanine amino transferase (ALT) , urea , creatinine and accumulation of lead in muscle and visceral organs was increased after exposed to 1/2 LC50 and 1/4 LC50 of Pb for 30 ,60 and 90 days. On the other hand O. niloticus exposed to 1/2 LC50 and 1/4 LC50 of Pb and fed with diet contain 600 mg of carob extract /kg for 90 days showed no significant changes in creatinine , accumulation of lead in muscle and visceral . Also the fish exposed to 1/2 LC50 and 1/4 LC50 of Pb and fed with diet contain 600 mg of fig extract /kg for 90 days revealed no significant changes in AST , ALT , urea , creatinine , accumulation of lead in muscle and visceral organs.It could be concluded that both carob and fig ether extracts had ameliorative effect against lead acetate toxicity in Oreochromis niloticus. | ||
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