. 2023 Oct 6;10:1279382. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1279382

Table 1.

Single and combined effect of Pb and MPs on the hematological parameters of African catfish (Clarias gariepinus).

	Control	Pb	MPs	MPs + Pb
(RBC’s; ×10⁶/mm³)	3.2 ± 0.04^a	3 ± 0.1^b	3.02 ± 0.04^ab	3 ± 0.1^b
Hemoglobin (Hb; g/dL)	9 ± 0.14^a	8 ± 0.3^b	9 ± 0.3^a	8.1 ± 0.1^ab
Ht (PCV; %)	35.4 ± 0.1^a	33.3 ± 0.7^b	37 ± 0.2^c	35.3 ± 0.1^a
MCV (μm³)	116 ± 2^a	112 ± 3^a	121 ± 1.8^b	117 ± 2.2^ab
MCH (Pg)	28.3 ± 0.3^a	26 ± 0.8^b	29 ± 0.9^a	28 ± 0.5^ab
MCHC (%)	25.4 ± 0.5^a	23.1 ± 1.1^a	24 ± 0.7^a	24 ± 0.5^a
Thrombocytes (×10³/mm³)	213 ± 0.5^a	200 ± 0.9^b	217 ± 2.8^a	206 ± 1.3^c
(WBC’s; ×10³/mm³)	11 ± 0.2^a	11.1 ± 0.3^a	11 ± 0.3^a	10.5 ± 0.2^a
Neutrophils (%)	11 ± 0.3^a	16 ± 0.3^b	11.3 ± 0.3^a	14 ± 0.3^c
Lymphocyte (%)	85 ± 0.5^a	76 ± 0.3^b	84 ± 0^a	80 ± 0.3^c
Monocyte (%)	3 ± 0.3^a	4.3 ± 0.2^b	3 ± 0.3^a	4 ± 0.3^b
Eosinophils (%)	2 ± 0^a	5 ± 0.3^b	2 ± 0.0^a	3 ± 0.3^c

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