ACUTE AND SUBACUTE TOXIC EFFECTS OF MERCURY ON TilE FRESHWATER FISIl, CLARIAS LAZERA: INFLUENCE ON SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS.

ACUTE AND SUBACUTE TOXIC EFFECTS OF MERCURY

ON TilE FRESHWATER FISIl, CLARIAS LAZERA: INFLUENCE

ON SOME PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS.

A.M. lIILMY, N.A. EL-DOMIATY, A.Y. DAAHEES AND F.I. MOUSSA.
Oepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt.
ABSTRACT
1- This work evaluated the changes that occurred
in the levels of seven noncellular blood
constituents under the stress of mercury exposure.
2- The intoxication was characterized by elevations
in serum total proteins, blood urea nitrogen,
uric acid. serum total lipids and cholesterol
during both the acute and subacute studies.
3- While serum glucose level was increased during
the acute test, it was reduced during the subacute
experiments. On the other hand, serum creatinine
levels were not changed.