Enzymatic responses in Rattus norvegicus exposed to a tannery chemical

Ashok Kumar^a, & Jyoti Kumar Srivastava^b
aDepartment of Zoology, D.A.V. (PG.) College, Kanpur
^bDepartment of Zoology, D.B.S. College, Kanpur.

Received 29th Jan, 2007, Revised 27th Feb. 2007

Abstract :_Present study has been made to investigate the effect of actute oral toxicity of NaPCP (Sodium pentachlorophenate – a fungal preservative) on the enzymes of R. norvegicus under various exposure intervals (210 mg/kg/b.w. LD₅₀ 24 h). The study showed marked increase of alkaline phosphates, S-AST and S-ALT at 7 and 14 hours while at 21 hours it returned towards the normal condition. The increased value of enzymes indicate that toxicant produced adverse effect on hepatic system and myocardical tissue of sodium penta chlorophenata treated rat.