Effects of lindane on the electrocardiogram of eel, Anguilla anguilla L

Abstract

Electrocardiogram were measured in eel exposed to lindane. The character of the ECG′s obtained points out to a considerable damage in the cardiac muscle. The most important diagnostic feature of these ECG′s changes are, disturbances in the ionic equilibrium, myocardiac infarction and ventricular extrasystole.