Study on Physiological Responses of Silver Carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) Exposed to the Anionic Detergents
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Behrooz Heidari , Ali Golchinrad , Niloofar Haghi , Leila Yavari |
, bheidari@guilan.ac.ir |
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Abstract: (13689 Views) |
Anionic detergents have the highest consumption among the detergents and are one of the pollutants of
aquatic systems. In the present study, the effects of these detergents on hematological parameters of
Hypophthalmichthys molitrix were investigated. For this purpose, three treatments containing anionic
detergent concentrations of 0.5, 1 and 1.5 ppm and also one control treatment (no detergent) was
considered. The fish were exposed to this material for two weeks. Blood samples from the caudal fin vein
(with a 2 cc syringe) were taken. Blood samples were used to determine hematocrit, hemoglobin, red and
white blood cell count and MCV, MCH and MCHC indices. According to the result, the values obtained
by measuring the levels of hematocrit, hemoglobin and white blood cell count decreased significantly
compared to the control treatment (P<0.05). But the number of red blood cells, unlike other blood
parameters in the control treatment was lower than the other treatments (P<0.05) and the highest amount
was observed in the 0.5 ppm treatment (P<0.05). The highest and lowest levels of MCV and MCH indices
were measured in control and 0.5 ppm treatment, respectively (P<0.05). The MCHC index did not show
significant differences among the treatments (P>0.05). In general, it seems that even low concentrations of
anionic detergents can make important changes in hematological parameters, hematopoiesis processes, and
even non-specific immune system of silver carp. Therefore, the high consumption of detergents and their
entrance into the aquatic systems can lead to failures in reproduction and breeding of this commercial
species.
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Keywords: Anionic detergents, Hematology, Blood indices, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix. |
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Type of Study: Research/ Original/ Regular Article |
Received: 2013/09/23 | Accepted: 2016/10/18 | ePublished: 2016/10/18
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