Effect of Endosulfan on Intestine and Pancreas of frog Rana tigrina

Abstract

Now a day's use of pesticides is the matter of great discussion for environmentalist to gain more relevant information on tolerance of organism to the pesticides. Rana tigrina were exposed to sub lethal concentration of Endosulfan (0.073 ml/lit) for 7 days regularly. The globlet cells of intestine was found to be swollen, enlargement of cells, cell shrinkage, damage of cell membrane, vacuoles formation and pancreas exocrine secreatory acini cells was found to be damaged and connective tissue was loosely bounded also observed on exposure to Endosulfan.