Time-Dependent Histopathological and Scanning Electron Microscopic Alterations in the Suprabranchial Chamber of the Air-Breathing Fish Channa gachua (Hamilton, 1822) Following Sublethal Profenofos Exposure
Background: Organophosphate pesticides are among the most pervasive chemical contaminants of freshwater ecosystems in South Asia. In the intensively cultivated rice-vegetable belt of West Champaran, Bihar, small ponds, drainage ditches, and seasonal wetlands lie in close proximity to treated fields, and informal, large...