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Title: Effects of water-borne copper and lead on the peripheral blood in the rosy barb, Barbus (Puntius) conchonius Hamilton

Abstract

The Pb-induced abnormalities of hematopoiesis are primarily confined to the erythrocytes the leucocytes and platelets do not appear to be altered during chronic exposure. Pb effects in fishes show responses similar to those in mammals. The absence of erythrocyte {delta}-ALAD inhibition in fish exposed to Cd, Cu, Zn, and Hg indicated that this enzyme is quite specific for Pb. The objective of this work was to examine the effects of chronically sublethal concentrations of Cu and Pb on the peripheral blood parameters in the rosy barb, Barbus (Puntius) conchonius, a widely distributed freshwater bony fish.

Authors:
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Thomas Jefferson Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States)
  2. Kumaun Univ., Naini (India)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5138546
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 46:4; Journal ID: ISSN 0007-4861
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; COPPER COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD COUNT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FISHES; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; BIOCHEMISTRY; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS; VERTEBRATES; 560300* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology

Citation Formats

Gill, T S, Tewari, H, and Pande, J. Effects of water-borne copper and lead on the peripheral blood in the rosy barb, Barbus (Puntius) conchonius Hamilton. United States: N. p., 1991. Web. doi:10.1007/BF01688206.
Gill, T S, Tewari, H, & Pande, J. Effects of water-borne copper and lead on the peripheral blood in the rosy barb, Barbus (Puntius) conchonius Hamilton. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688206
Gill, T S, Tewari, H, and Pande, J. 1991. "Effects of water-borne copper and lead on the peripheral blood in the rosy barb, Barbus (Puntius) conchonius Hamilton". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688206.
@article{osti_5138546,
title = {Effects of water-borne copper and lead on the peripheral blood in the rosy barb, Barbus (Puntius) conchonius Hamilton},
author = {Gill, T S and Tewari, H and Pande, J},
abstractNote = {The Pb-induced abnormalities of hematopoiesis are primarily confined to the erythrocytes the leucocytes and platelets do not appear to be altered during chronic exposure. Pb effects in fishes show responses similar to those in mammals. The absence of erythrocyte {delta}-ALAD inhibition in fish exposed to Cd, Cu, Zn, and Hg indicated that this enzyme is quite specific for Pb. The objective of this work was to examine the effects of chronically sublethal concentrations of Cu and Pb on the peripheral blood parameters in the rosy barb, Barbus (Puntius) conchonius, a widely distributed freshwater bony fish.},
doi = {10.1007/BF01688206},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5138546}, journal = {Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States)},
issn = {0007-4861},
number = ,
volume = 46:4,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
}