.vijay Digambar Suryawanshi

Effects of fluoride on tissue respiratory metabolism of fresh water crab, barytelphusa species

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  • V. D. Suryawanshi,  
  • R.k. Pardeshi,  
  • P.b.deshmukh

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Fresh water crab was exposed in fluoride water at 96h the rate of oxygen uptake was higher in gills followed by hepatopancreas and muscle. On exposure to fluoride water, tissue respiratory rates decreased, effect on gill tissue appeared to be more pronounced than other tissues under the study. The rate of oxygen uptake in male was higher tha control animal. Rate of oxygen consumption showed a significant decrease in both sexes with increase in duration of exposure to fluoride.

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