Effect of Cadmium treatment on the level of Alanine Aminotransferase (A LT) in gills and muscles of Oreochromis nilaticus collected from Wadi Hanifa Stream Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Aquatic Biology and Fisheries | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2009, Page 1-5 PDF (22.24 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejabf.2009.2019 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
| Ibrahim Al-Suwiti | ||||
| Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| The activity of aminotransferase (ALT) in the gills and muscles of O.niloticus after exposure to sublethal concentration of cadmium for about 18days was measured. The treated fish showed high levels of ALT activety in their gills and muscles compared with those of control ones. The results revealed that cadmium adversily affects the metabolism of O. niloticus, where the enzyme (ALT) can be used as good biomarker of contamination. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| cadmium; ALT; O. niloticus; Saudi Arabia | ||||
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