Table 4 The effect of prolonged exposure to LC25 of Mefloquine drug for 2 weeks on different biochemical parameters in the haemolymph and tissues of Lymnaea natalensis

Glucose haemolymph (GL)

38.2 ± 1.2

46.6 ± 1.4*

Lactate (LT)

1.57 ± 0.33

2.2 ± 0.38**

Total protein (TP)

58.6 ± 2.4

40.12 ± 3.4*

Glycogen content (GN)

4.5 ± 0.82

2.4 ± 0.4*

The pyruvate content (PV)

3.2 ± 0.8

2.6 ± 0.45*

DNA

35.6 ± 3.4

26.4 ± 3.4*

RNA