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Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 2015, 3(5), 136-139
DOI: 10.12691/aees-3-5-2
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Influence of Prolonged Food Deprivation on Ascorbic Acid Levels of the Brain and Liver in Clarias batrachus (LINN.)

Nayan Kumar Prasad1,

1Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Pub. Date: October 12, 2015

Cite this paper:
Nayan Kumar Prasad. Influence of Prolonged Food Deprivation on Ascorbic Acid Levels of the Brain and Liver in Clarias batrachus (LINN.). Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences. 2015; 3(5):136-139. doi: 10.12691/aees-3-5-2

Abstract

The present paper deals with the effect of starvation on ascorbic acid contents of brain and hepatic tissues in both the sexes of Clarias batrachus. The level of ascorbic acid content was found relatively higher in males than in females. The brain showed higher value of ascorbic acid in normal condition (43.24mg/100gm in male and 40.65mg/100gm in female) in comparison to the liver (17.59mg/100gm in male and 13.32mg/100gm in female). During prolonged food deprivation, the gradual decrease in ascorbic acid level has been noticed in both the types of tissues which can be related to enhanced gluconeogenesis. The higher depletion has been observed in liver (73% in male & 78% in female) and lower depletion in the brain (57% in male &48% in female) after 40 days of starvation.

Keywords:
ascorbic acid brain Clarias batrachus liver starvation

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