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| Article Name : | | | SYNERGISTIC CURATIVE ROLE OF CAFFEINE (1,3,7-TRIMETHYLEXANTHINE) AND L-ASCORBIC ACID ON ARSENIC INDUCED BIOACCUMULATION IN FRESHWATER BIVALVE LAMELLIDENS CORRIANUS (LEA) | | Author Name : | | | Nawale S. P., Mulajkar M.O. and Zambare S. P. | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-6785 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The present communication deals with the individual and synergistic effectiveness of caffeine (1,3,7-trimethylexanthine) with L-ascorbic acid in arsenic induced toxicity in an experimental model, the freshwater bivalves, Lamellidens corrianus. The effect on bivalves was studied under nine groups. Group A bivalves were maintained as control, group B bivalves were exposed to chronic dose of sodium arsenate (0.18ppm) for 20 days, group C bivalves were exposed to respective chronic concentration of sodium arsenate along with of caffeine (1mg/l), Group D bivalves were exposed to sodium arsenate with L-ascorbic acid (25mg/l), Group E bivalves were exposed to respective chronic concentration of sodium arsenate with caffeine + ascorbic acid. Arsenic bioaccumulation was estimated in whole soft body from each group after 10 & 20 days. Bivalves from group B were divided for recovery into four groups F, G, H & I after 20 days exposure to arsenic. F group bivalves were allowed to cure in normal water, G group bivalves were exposed to caffeine (1mg/l), H group bivalves were exposed to ascorbic acid (25mg/l) for recovery while I group bivalves were exposed to caffeine with ascorbic acid. | | Keywords : | | |
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