Volume : III, Issue : VII, July - 2014

STRESSORS INDUCED ANTIOXIDANT SYSTEM IN SILKWORM BOMBYX MORI

Ann Sandhya Micheal, Muthangi Subramanyam

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The present study, discuss the role of antioxidant enzymes (AOEs) to overcome free radicals produced under the influence of various stressors. A 24 hours exposure of silkworm, Bombyx mori to cold, hypoxia and nuclear polyhedral virus resulted in a significant increase in AOEs, Superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione peroxidase in the haemolymph of both IV and V instars. However, upon recovery from stress, antioxidant enzymes activity returned to base value and larvae showed an age dependent decrease in antioxidant system. All the results are discussed in the light of immediate response of lepidopterans to various stressors

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Ann Sandhya Micheal, Muthangi Subramanyam STRESSORS INDUCED ANTIOXIDANT SYSTEM IN SILKWORM BOMBYX MORI International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 7 July 2014

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