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PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 105, Issue 1, Pages 1-4Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2012.10.001
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Hepatotoxicity; Imidacloprid; Female rats; AKP; Aminotransferases
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Imidacloprid is a neonicotinoid insecticide being used extensively for crop protection and pet flea control programmes. The effect of repeated oral administration of two doses of imidcloprid (1/10th and 1/50th of LD50 of imidacloprid) on liver of female albino rat was assessed. Histological examination of liver revealed that imidacloprid (1/10th of LD50) treatment resulted in dilations of central vein and sinusoids between hepatocytes however imidacloprid (1/50th of LD50) treatment did not induce histopathological changes in liver. Non significant decrease in alkaline phosphatase (AMP) activity was observed in imidacloprid treated rats. Liver aspartate aminotransferase level showed significant increase in higher dose of imidacloprid. Additionally, significant increases in plasma levels of aspatate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and alkaline phosphatase (AMP) were observed in the treated rats. The results suggest that the higher doses of imidacloprid at 1/10th of LD50 is hepatotoxic as compared to lower dose of 1/50th of LD50 of imidacloprid. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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