TABLE 5.
Antioxidant and non‐antioxidant capacity parameters in common carp exposed to four meloxicam levels: control (0 mg L−1), low (0.1 mg L−1), medium (1 mg L−1) and high (2 mg L−1) for 28‐day period (mean ± SE; n = 6).
| Parameters | Control | Dose | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Medium | High | ||
| Antioxidant | ||||
| CAT | 109.7 ± 5.5a | 100 ± 4.8ab | 97.7 ± 7.5ab | 94.3 ± 8.6b |
| GPX | 410.7 ± 21.9a | 354.5 ± 19.1b | 305.3 ± 9.5c | 206 ± 12.2d |
| SOD | 34.2 ± 2.4a | 26.7 ± 0.8b | 26.7 ± 3.7b | 22.8 ± 3.2b |
| Non‐antioxidant | ||||
| MDA | 20.7 ± 1.9b | 20.8 ± 1.3b | 22.3 ± 0.95ab | 24 ± 1.7a |
Note: Statistically significant differences at the different doses are indicated by different letters (p < 0.05).
Abbreviations: CAT, catalase; GPX, glutathione peroxidase; MDA, malondialdehyde; SOD, superoxide dismutase.