Cellular growth and development of the catfish liver: effect of starvation in young and adult fish [of Bangladesh]
1991
Islam, M.S. | Yusuf, Harun K.M.
Liver of the catfish, Heteropneustes fossils (locally known as Shingi) followed a patten of growth similar to that found for the body as a whole. The most rapid growth occurred between 5 and 9 to 10 months of age. Protein and glycogen also increased moist rapidly during period. Cellularity (cell number), however, was accomplished at an earlier age profile, between 3 and 8 months of age. Adult liver glycogen was high, 12-15 g/100 g fresh tissue, as against 4-6 g/100 mammals. Acute starvation in both young (5 months old) and adult (9 months old) fish caused rapid loss of liver mass, the major losses occurring during the first 15 days. However, with progressive starvation, the liver of the fish demonstrated a very efficient adaptability with respect to glycogen and the adaptability was more pronounced in adult fish than in young.
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