| publication name | Effect of vitamin C dietary supplementationin reducing the alterations induced byfenitrothion in Oreochromis niloticus |
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| Authors | Eman A. Abd El-Gawad & Omnia M. Abdel Hamid |
| year | 2014 |
| keywords | Vitamin C Fenitrothion Antioxidant enzymes Biochemical parameters DNA damage Nile tilapia |
| journal | Fish Physiology and Biochemistry |
| volume | 40 |
| issue | Not Available |
| pages | 787-797 |
| publisher | Springer |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | Not Available |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
The objective of this study was to investigate the dietary effect of vitamin C in amelioration some of studied alterations induced by fenitrothion in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Nile tilapia was exposed to sub-lethal concentration of fenitrothion 0.04 mg/l (96 h LC50 value was 0.8 mg/l), and basal diet was supplemented with two different dose of vitamin C (500 and 1200 mg/kg B wt/day) for 30 days. Vitamin C supplemented groups showed significant decrease in plasma cortisol and glucose level, enzymes activity of liver and gills (catalase, glutathione-S-transferase and superoxide dismutase) and % of tail DNA damage compared to exposed group. Moreover, fish revealed significant increase in total plasma protein, albumin, globulin and A/G ratio. High dose of vitamin C dietary supplementation (1200 mg/kg B wt/day) returns these parameters to its normal levels with no significant difference compared to non exposed control group. These results indicated that incorporation of high dose of vitamin C (1200 mg) in aqua feed for 30 days could be potentially less expensive and effective in reducing the alterations induced by fenitrothion in Nile tilapia