Effect of Afla-To
Effect of Afla-Toxins B1 on Endocrine Status in Cat fish (Clarious
lazera)
1Mona S. Zaki and 2Olfat
Fawzy
1Department of Hydrobiology, National Research
Center Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
2Department of Biochemistry, National
Research Center Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
Abstract: The influence of dietary aflatoxins on body weight, immunity,
and hormonal profile was studied in catfish. The results revealed that,
administration of aflatoxins, and aflatoxins plus fax-A-toxin 0.1% in diet for
4 months decrease body weight, IgM, Insulin, Thyroxine however there were
elevation in cortisol hormone level. Afla-toxins may induce an immunosuppressive
effect on humoral immune response of tilapia Nilotica in which was
suggested by reduction of immunoglobulin
[Mona
S. Zaki and Olfat Fawzy. Effect
of Afla-Toxins B1 on Endocrine Status In clriaus lazera. Life Sci J 2012;9(1):419-422] (ISSN: 1097-8135). http://www.lifesciencesite.com. 62
Key words: Afla-Toxins; Endocrine; Cat fish; tilapia Nilotica; mmunosuppressive. Full Text 62