ED North Database | Lindane (gamma-Hexachlorocyclohexane) |
Study details | Group | fish | Organism | Heteropneustes fossilis (Catfish), female | Tissue | | Age | Preparatory and pre-spawning phase | InVivo | In vivo | Lab | Laboratory | Flow | Semi-static | Duration | 4 weeks | Route | Water | Temperature | | Concentration | 16 mg/l | Notes | |
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Described effects | | Effect on sex steroid: Decreased plasma and ovarian steroid levels | | Effect on gonadotropin releasing hormone: Impaired GnRH secretion | | Effect on gonadotropin: Impaired GTH secretion |
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Literature references | Singh, P.B., Singh, T.P.(1991). Impact of gamma-HCH on sex steroid levels and their modulation by ovine luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone and Mystus gonadotropin in the freshwater catfish, Heteropneustes fossilis.Aquat. Toxicol., 21: 93-102 |
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