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. 2025 Nov 30;15(11):5886–5893. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i11.43

Table 2. Iron levels (µg/g dry weight) in the organs of uninfected and infected Cyprinus carpio with the cestode Schyzocotyle acheilognathi.

Organ Infected fish Mean ± SD Uninfected fish Mean ± SD Mean
Gills 16.160 ± 0.053 B 27.033 ± 0.015* b 21.597
Liver 19.220 ± 0.010 A 34.633 ± 0.032* a 26.927
Intestine 11.793 ± 0.015 C 18.213 ± 0.015* c 15.003
Muscle 7.597 ± 0.012 D 10.413 ± 0.012* d 9.005

*Refers to the significant differences (p ≤ 0.01) according to the t-test.Different letters vertically refer to the significant differences (p ≤ 0.01) according to the Duncan test.