Table 2 Effect of microplastics and Tadalafil (Cilais) on hematological parameters in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) after exposure for 15 days.

From: Single and combined toxicity of tadalafil (Cilais) and microplastic in Tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus)

Parameters

Control

Microplastics

Tadalafil

Microplastics + Tadalafil

RBCs (Million/mm3)

1.96 ± 0.01a

1.76 ± 0.02b

1.83 ± 0.02c

1.69 ± 0.01d

Hemoglobin (Hb) (g/dl)

9.28 ± 0.08a

8.03 ± 0.01b

8.73 ± 0.06c

7.68 ± 0.08d

Ht (PCV) (%)

33.11 ± 2.4a

24.25 ± 0.5b

25.63 ± 0.2b

23.38 ± 0.2b

MCV (µm3)

120.8 ± 2.3a

132.6 ± 2.9b

131.5 ± 1.9b

137.0 ± 1.5b

MCH(Pg)

47.32 ± 0.2a

48.6 ± 0.6a

48.6 ± 0.6a

46.7 ± 0.5a

MCHC (%)

36.8 ± 0.5a

37.3 ± 1.1a

36.9 ± 0.4a

35.9 ± 0.4a

Platelets (Thousands/mm3)

314.8 ± 1.7a

325.8 ± 1.7b

313.5 ± 0.9a

333.8 ± 4.6b

WBCs (Thousands/mm3)

844.3 ± 3.5a

841.0 ± 3.7a

847.5 ± 4.9 a

845.0 ± 3.2a

Neutrophils (%)

6.8 ± 0.3 a

5.8 ± 0.3ab

5 ± 0.4b

5 ± 0.4b

Lymphocytes (%)

88 ± 0.4a

90.3 ± 0.5b

91.3 ± 0.3b

92.00 ± 0.6b

Monocytes (%)

3.3 ± 0.3a

3 ± 0.4a

2.8 ± 0.3a

2.5 ± 0.3a

Eosinophils (%)

2 ± 0.0a

2 ± 0.0a

2 ± 0.0a

1.5 ± 0.3a

  1. Data are represented as means ± SE. Values with different superscript letter in the same row for each parameter are significantly different (P < 0.05).