In vivo effects of cadmium chloride on certain aspects of carbohydrate metabolism in the tissues of a freshwater field crab Barytelphusa guerini

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701625· OSTI ID:7104589

Reddy, S L.N.; Venugopal, N B.R.K.; Ramana Rao, J V ^[1]

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1. Osmania Univ., Hyderabad (India)

Cadmium is a toxic, non-essential heavy metal inhibiting numerous enzymes with functional sulfhydryl groups. Among the animals, aquatic organisms are most sensitive to heavy metals. Various aspects of toxic effects of cadmium pollution on fishes have been extensively reviewed. Survey of literature reveals that relatively few attempts have been made on the various aspects of cadmium toxicity in crustaceans and these studies were mainly devoted to marine forms. The freshwater crustaceans, particularly the freshwater field crab, Barytelphusa guerini, received less attention. This crab forms one of the major components of the paddy field ecosystem and has an edible importance among local populations. Apart from this, these crabs are easily available, maintainable in the laboratory and data obtained in this study can be extrapolated to other crustaceans. The present study reports the influence of cadmium on certain aspects of carbohydrate metabolism in the tissues of the freshwater field crab, Barytelphusa guerini, exposed to sublethal concentration of cadmium chloride.

• OSTI ID: 7104589
• Journal Information: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (USA), Vol. 42:6; ISSN 0007-4861
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
CADMIUM CHLORIDES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CARBOHYDRATES
METABOLISM
CRABS
BIOCHEMISTRY
GILLS
GLYCOGEN
HEART
LETHAL DOSES
LIVER
MUSCLES
PANCREAS
PHOSPHOTRANSFERASES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARTHROPODS
BODY
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
CADMIUM HALIDES
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
CHEMISTRY
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CRUSTACEANS
DECAPODS
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DOSES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
ENZYMES
GLANDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INVERTEBRATES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PHOSPHORUS-GROUP TRANSFERASES
POLYSACCHARIDES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
SACCHARIDES
TRANSFERASES
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