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