2017 Vol.23 No.1 PP 173-178
EFFECT OF HYPOXIA ON CARBOHYDRATE METABOLITES AND HAEMATOLOGICAL INDICES OF SNAKEHEAD FISH, CHANNA STRIATUS
ASHOK KUMAR, ARVIND KUMAR SHARMA1 , *SUSMITA SRIVASTAVA2
AND ASHOK KUMAR3
Department of Zoology,
M. L. K. (P.G.) College,
BALRAMPUR - 271201 (U.P.) INDIA
1Department of Zoology,
KS Saket PG College , Ayodhya,
FAIZABAD - 224123 (U.P.) INDIA
2Department of Zoology,
Shiv Harsh Kisan PG College,
BASTI-272001 (U.P.) INDIA
3Department of Zoology,
BSNV PG College,
LUCKNOW 226001 (U.P.) INDIA
*Corresponding Author :
Email : srivastavsusmita@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
The effect of hypoxia on the level of carbohydrate metabolites glycogen and glucose were studied in brain,
muscles and liver of snakehead fish, Channa striatus. Hypoxia exposure decreased the glycogen level in brain and
muscles of female fishes but increased in male fishes. Hypoxia exposure increased glucose level in brain and muscles
of female fishes but decreased in male fishes. The level of glycogen and glucose in liver decreased in both male and
female fishes during hypoxia. In the present study, the haematological data of Channa striatus revealed that significant
increase (P<0.05 and Â0.01) was observed in red blood cell count (RBC) and hemoglobin (Hb) content respectively.
White blood cell (WBC) count showed significant (P<0.01) increase when compared to the control. Increase in
haematological indices means that fish was exposed to hypoxia and was under stress.
Key words : Carbohydrate metabolites, Haematologyical indices, Hypoxia, Stress.