Table 7.
Serum immune and biochemical parameters of juvenile A. schlegelii fed experimental diets for eight weeks (n = 9).
| Parameters | Diets | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control (0.00%) | GML1 (0.01%) | GML2 (0.02%) | GML3 (0.04%) | GML4 (0.08%) | GML5 (0.16%) | |
| Hindgut | ||||||
| TP (g L−1) | 3.19 ± 0.36 | 3.38 ± 0.14 | 3.47 ± 0.54 | 3.49 ± 0.35 | 3.20 ± 0.09 | 3.33 ± 0.16 |
| ALB (g L−1) | 20.32 ± 0.14 | 20.67 ± 0.5 | 20.39 ± 0.84 | 20.51 ± 0.19 | 20.42 ± 0.24 | 20.17 ± 0.64 |
| LZM (U mL−1) | 15.94 ± 6.14 | 16.03 ± 3.13 | 14.01 ± 0.75 | 11.78 ± 5.52 | 11.30 ± 2.50 | 16.32 ± 1.95 |
| T-CHO (mmol L−1) | 6.50 ± 0.08 | 6.51 ± 0.13 | 6.41 ± 0.12 | 6.43 ± 0.11 | 6.41 ± 0.06 | 6.64 ± 0.26 |
| Midgut | ||||||
| TP (gL−1) | 2.50 ± 0.27 | 2.51 ± 0.11 | 2.25 ± 0.09 | 2.42 ± 0.04 | 2.42 ± 0.15 | 2.46 ± 0.24 |
| ALB (g L−1) | 18.53 ± 0.42 | 18.72 ± 0.15 | 18.79 ± 0.15 | 18.84 ± 0.24 | 18.74 ± 0.08 | 18.79 ± 0.20 |
| LZM (U mL−1) | 18.62 ± 0.79 | 17.42 ± 5.15 | 17.77 ± 4.48 | 19.29 ± 2.59 | 17.96 ± 5.03 | 14.79 ± 1.11 |
| T-CHO (mmol L−1) | 10.53 ± 1.14 | 10.05 ± 1.43 | 8.47 ± 0.82 | 9.49 ± 1.26 | 8.73 ± 2.43 | 8.54 ± 0.89 |
Values are mean ± SD of three aquariums (n = 3). Abbreviations: TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; LZM, lysozyme; T-CHO, total cholesterol.