Histopathological Changes in the Liver and Kidney of Male Rats Exposed to Gramoxoneless thanspangreater than ®less than/spangreater than

Gramoxone is a Paraquat based herbicide formulation used for weed management. In the present study effects of Gramoxone® on histology of liver and kidney was assessed. Male rats were orally treated with Gramoxone® 5mg/kg body weight for 15 and 60 days and the result of treated rats was compared with control rats. Exposure depended histopathological changes were observed in liver and kidney of Gramoxone® treated rats. Result of this study indicates that Gramoxone® is toxic to liver and kidney and its usage is to be done with caution.