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International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology
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Study of Iron, Inorganic Phosphate, Sodium, Potassium in Serum and
its Effects on Reproduction of the Experimental Fish Clarias Batrachus
Dr. Amit Kumar
University Department of Chemistry, B. R. A. Bihar University, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India.
E-mail: thisisamitsingh@yahoo.co.in
Article Info
Volume 7, Issue 5
Page Number: 307-314
Publication Issue :
September-October-2020
Article History
Accepted : 15 Oct 2020
Published : 27 Oct 2020
ABSTRACT
Reproduction is a natural phenomenon governed by both the endocrine
(intrinsic) and climatic (extrinsic) factors. The intrinsic factors mediate their
effects through the hypothalamo-hypophysial-Gonad sub system operating as
an organic axis bridging the ecological influence and Gonadal maturation.
Temperature, light, rainfall etc. of the habitat and food supply appear to the
predominant external factors influencing breeding periodicity, whereas, the
condition of the Gonads and their secretions & the general condition of the
body are the internal features which influence the physiology & psychology of
the breeders to make the target organs responsible to external influences
(Malhotra et.al., 1989). Among the climatic factors, temperature and/or day
length (Photoperiod) are generally recognized as the most important cues in
the timing of gametogenesis in fish species of temperate zone (Gillet et.al.,
1978) but in sub-tropical region, when seasonal variations in the day length &
temperature are relatively small both affects Gonadal recrudescence. In this
paper we determine the Iron, Inorganic Phosphate, Sodium, Potassium in
Serum and its Effects on Reproduction of the Experimental Fish Clarias
Batrachus.
Keywords: Protein, Glucose, Albumin, Globulin, Fish, Clarias Batrachus (Linn).
I. INTRODUCTION
In tropical & sub-tropical regions, the peak spawning activity in the fish is often associated with flood, rainfall &
lunar cycles (Schwassmann, 1971, 1980; Liley, 1980), but it is still not clear that which one of the terminal
reproductive events i.e. oocyte maturation, ovulation or oviposition is enhanced by rainfall or whether
spermiation is involved.
Temperature dependent seasonal variations of the electrophoretic protein patterns were demonstrated by
Schlotfeldt (1975), whereas, other workers (Haider, 1970b; Perrier et al. 1973a) could not observed any change
in Salmo guairdneri. Increasing water temperature enhances the metabolic activities in most of the fish species,