THE EFFECTS OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC AFLATOXICOSIS ON THE IMMUNE FUNCTIONS OF OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS IN EGYPT
El - Enbaawy, M., Adel, M., Marzouk, M., Salem, A. (1994). THE EFFECTS OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC AFLATOXICOSIS ON THE IMMUNE FUNCTIONS OF OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS IN EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 42(3), 47-52. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.1994.371635
Mona El - Enbaawy; Manal Adel; M Marzouk; A Salem. "THE EFFECTS OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC AFLATOXICOSIS ON THE IMMUNE FUNCTIONS OF OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS IN EGYPT". EKB Journal Management System, 42, 3, 1994, 47-52. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.1994.371635
El - Enbaawy, M., Adel, M., Marzouk, M., Salem, A. (1994). 'THE EFFECTS OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC AFLATOXICOSIS ON THE IMMUNE FUNCTIONS OF OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS IN EGYPT', EKB Journal Management System, 42(3), pp. 47-52. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.1994.371635
El - Enbaawy, M., Adel, M., Marzouk, M., Salem, A. THE EFFECTS OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC AFLATOXICOSIS ON THE IMMUNE FUNCTIONS OF OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS IN EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 1994; 42(3): 47-52. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.1994.371635

THE EFFECTS OF ACUTE AND CHRONIC AFLATOXICOSIS ON THE IMMUNE FUNCTIONS OF OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS IN EGYPT

Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza)
Volume 42, Issue 3, July 1994, Pages 47-52    PDF (1.99 M)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/vmjg.1994.371635
Authors
Mona El - Enbaawy* 1; Manal Adel2; M Marzouk3; A Salem3
1Dept. of Microbiology. Fac. of Vet. Med., Cairo Univ.
2Dept. of Fish & Poultry Disease, Fac. of Vet. Med. Kafr El - Sheikh, Tanta Univ.
3Dept. of Fish & Poultry Disease, Fac. of Vet. Med., Cairo Univ.
Abstract
The present study was oriented toward assessing the effects of aflatoxin on O. niloticus with particular reference to clinical manifestations and suppression of macrophage phagocytic activity. Ten day LD 50 of intraperitoneal administered crude aflatoxin was 0.5mg / kg bw. Long term effects of levels of chronic aflatoxicosis included mortality (63.5 %), growth suppression and reduced macrophage phagocytic activity. Changes in macrophage phagocytic activity were observed even in the absence of clinical manifestations, hence phagocytic assays may be useful as an early warning indicator of environmental toxicosis.
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