EFFECTS OF LEAD CONCENTRATIONS ON SERAPARAMETERS AND HEMATOCRIT LEVELS IN Anguilla anguilla Linnaeus 1758
Çiftçi, Nuray | Cicik, Bedii | Ay, Özcan
The effects of lead on sera glucose, protein and cholesterol concentrations and on hematocrit levels of Anguilla anguilla exposed to 0.06 and 0.12 ppm lead were studied over 15 and 30 days. Sera parameters and hematocrit levels were determined by spectrophotometric and microhematocrit methods, respectively. No mortality was observed during the experiments. Sera glucose and protein levels showed a linear increase and a decrease respectively under the effect of lead. Sera cholesterol levels decreased compared to control over 15 days of exposure to both concentrations and this decrease was not significant between the concentrations on day 30. Lead concentrations 0.12 ppm lead did not cause any variation in hematocrit level, while 0.06 ppm lead increased it compared to control.. Changes...
Effects of Cadmium and Cadmium Chitosan Mixture on Some Blood Parameters of Oreochromis niloticus
Çiftçi, Nuray | Karayakar, Fahri | Ay, Özcan | Karaytuğ, Sahire | Cicik, Bedii
Effects of 1 mgL-1 cadmium (Cd) and 1 mgL-1 Cd-10 mgL-1 chitosan(CT) mixture on hematocrit levels, erythrocyte numbers and on erythrocyte and erythrocyte nucleus areas were determined after exposing the animals to Cd and Cd-CT mixture over 7, 15 and 30 days. Microhematocrit and microscopic methods were used in determining the above blood parameters. No mortality was observed during the experiments. Hematocrit levels and erythrocyte numbers decreased whereas erythrocyte and erythrocyte nucleus areas increased in fish exposed to Cd alone compared with the control. No difference was observed, however, in the parameters studied in Cd-CT exposed fish compared with the control, except the erythrocyte nucleus area (P