Haematological Changes in Duttaphrynus Melanostictus as A Function of Exposure Period of Malathion

Puspanjali Parida; Pragati Priyambada Pattanayak

Volume : V, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Haematological Changes in Duttaphrynus Melanostictus as A Function of Exposure Period of Malathion

Puspanjali Parida, Pragati Priyambada Pattanayak

Abstract :

Effect of malathion on haematological parameters were studied in Duttaphrynus melanostictus as function of exposure time. Toads exposed to malathion produced a time dependent significant (P < 0.05) decrease in total erythrocyte count, haemoglobin content, lymphocyte count, monocyte count and increase in total leukocyte count, neutrophil count and eosinophil count. Toads exposed to malathion showed an increase in weight and decrease in buccal movement