The Effect of Parasitism on Some Piochemical Compounds in Liver of Acanthobrama marmid Infected with Pseudochetosoma salmincola (Digenea) and Ligula intestinalis (Tapeworme)

The dissection of (312) of A. marmid shows that (112) fishes were infected with digeneans parasite Pseudochetosoma salmincola, (43) infected with larva of tapeworm Liagula intestinalis (single infection) and (30) with double infection.
The result of statistical analysis show that the single infection with digeneans trematode and larva of cestode have significant effect on biochemical changes in the liver of A. marmid. A significant decrease has been found in the total concentrations of protein, glycogen, cholesterol and also in the activity of GPT and GOT, while there was an increase in the activity of AlP and AcP. However, the double infection have greater effect on the biochemical changes than single infection.