Effect of Cu(CH₃COO)₂ on WBC and CAT activity in monopterus albus

  Objective   To study the influence of the different concentration of Cu(CH₃COO)₂ on the number of WBC and CAT activity of liver in monopterus albus.

  Methods   The test of fish mutagenesis was used to assay the rate of micronucleus and nuclear anomaly in peripheral blood erythrocytes of monopterus albus as mutagen of 25, 1.00, 3.00, 90.0, 15.00 and 30100 mg/kg Cu(CH₃COO)₂

  Results   With the dosage increase, the number of WBC descended gradually from 0.25 to 1.00 mg/kg, which was the lowest on the dosage of 1.00 mg/kg.When the dosage increased, the number of WBC increased from 1.00 to 30.00 mg/kg.CAT activity from 0.25 to 3.00 mg/kg increased gradually, which were the highest on the dosage of 31.00 mg/kg.When the dosage increased, CAT activity descended from 31.00 to 30.00 mg/kg.

  Conclusion   Some dosages of Cu(CH₃COO)₂ had marked effect on the number of WBC and CAT activity in the peripheral blood cell of monopterus abus, and Cu(CH₃COO)₂ had the effect of two sides.