Table 5.
Activity of Superoxide dismutase (unit/mg protein) in the liver of C. punctatus exposed to sub-lethal doses of Atrazine for 1–15 days.
| Conc. mg·L−1 | Exposure time (days) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | |
| 00 | 17.851 ± 0.09aA | 17.861 ± 0.10A | 17.882 ± 0.21A | 17.902 ± 0.11aA | 17.952 ± 0.32aA |
| 4.238 | 19.860 ± 0.17aB | 21.764 ± 0.45bB | 29.961 ± 0.26cB | 30.573 ± 0.55cB | 32.840 ± 0.67dB |
| 5.300 | 20.284 ± 0.67aB | 23.463 ± 0.50bB | 29.890 ± 0.15cB | 32.571 ± 0.50dB | 33.872 ± 0.60dB |
| 10.600 | 22.763 ± 0.44aC | 24.274 ± 0.65aC | 30.853 ± 0.50bB | 34.820 ± 0.53cC | 36.091 ± 0.33cC |
Note: Data are presented as mean ± SE of five fishes in each group, values with different alphabet superscript differ significantly (p < 0.05) between durations within concentration. Values with capital alphabet superscript differ significantly (p < 0.05) between concentrations within duration.