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| Title: | Protective effect of Spirulina and tamarind fruit pulp diet supplement in fish (Gambusia affinis Baird & Girard) exposed to sublethal concentration of fluoride, aluminum and aluminum fluoride |
| Authors: | Sharma, K P
Upreti, N
Sharma, Shweta
Sharma, S |
| Keywords: | Aluminum
Aluminum fluoride
Chronic toxicity
Fluoride
Spirulina
Tamarind |
| Issue Date: | Dec-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| Abstract: | Protective role of diet supplements (Spirulina, tamarind fruit pulp and their
combination) on a freshwater fish G. affinis exposed at sublethal
concentration of fluoride (F-) (10 ppm), Al+3 (3 ppm) and
aluminum fluoride (AlF3) (35.4 ppm) in the microcosms (15 L sized)
for 30-60 days in winter (90 days in summer) has been reported. Toxic effects
of chemicals were manifested as higher fish mortality (4-50%) and acid (≈-30%)
and alkaline phosphatase (25-50%) contents, but reduction in RBC counts (5-55%)
and protein content (≈-29%) compared with controls.
Alterations in values of these parameters were found maximum in aluminum
exposed fish suggesting it as the most toxic among the tested chemicals. Diet
supplements reduced toxicity of tested chemicals, especially when Spirulina and tamarind were given
together. |
| Page(s): | 897-903 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1009 (Online); 0019-5189 (Print) |
| Source: | IJEB Vol.50(12) [December 2012]
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