Authors : C. Ezike and E.B.C. Ufodike
Abstract: The sublethal effects of water soluble fractions of petrol (WSF) to the plasma glucose and liver glycogen of Clarias gariepinus with mean weight of 4.76�0.4 g were investigated under laboratory conditions for 10 weeks. At sublethal concentrations of 1.36, 0.68, 0.34, 0.17 and 0.09 gL 1 of WSF of petrol, hyperglycaemia, a situation of increased plasma glucose level above the control was observed. Exposed group of fish to the toxicant were significantly lower (p<0.05) in liver glycogen content than the control group of fish.
C. Ezike and E.B.C. Ufodike , 2008. Plasma Glucose and Liver Glycogen of African Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Exposed to Petrol. Journal of Fisheries International, 3: 46-48.