The biological effect of atrazine on the embryos of Clarias gariepinus

ISBN-13: 9786139853960 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 132 str.

Sara Abdel-Hakeem; Imam Mekkawy; Usama Kasem

Opis

This study concerned with the destructive effect of herbicide atrazine on the the early embryonic stages of Clarias gariepinus with estimation of LC50 and corresponding terms of incubation period, hatching success and mortality rate. This adverse effect also determined on the morphological and histological structures and the corresponding different shapes of malformations and pathological effect for different organs. As well as the changes in metabolic and antioxidant enzymes, DNA damage, lipid peroxidation, endocrine disrupture as thyroid hormones and protein gene expression.

O autorze

Abdel-Hakeem, Sara
Sara S. Abdel-Hakeem holds B.Sc., M.Sc., PhD degrees in 2007, 2012 and 2017 respectively in Zoology from Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Egypt. Outside of the academic role, she is a member in woman social societies. She dreams to play active role in the improvement of human and animal health in her country through her future researches.