Paraquat Dichloride is a herbicide and continues to be the third most widely used herbicide in the world and indisputably one of the most extensively employed weed killers in India. The content of this book reveals the toxicological response induced by Paraquat dichloride on the fresh water mud eel (Monopterus cuchia), exploring the effects on physiological, biochemical changes and the expression of molecular chaperones as a marker of oxidative stress.

A researcher and Academician working as Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, Gauhati University, Assam, India. Research interests include Biochemical Adaptation, Stress Biology and Toxicology. I have Published more than 12 research articles in reputed International and National journals including PLOS One, Fish Physiology and Biochemistry.