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Table 3 Mean (± SE) values of kidney enzymes in C. gariepinus treated with Corexit 9500 dispersant

From: Biochemical toxicity of Corexit 9500 dispersant on the gills, liver and kidney of juvenile Clarias gariepinus

Treatments (ml/l)

SOD (mmol/l)

CAT (mmol/l)

ALT (IU/l)

AST (IU/l

ALP (IU/l)

Urea (IU/l)

Creatinine (IU/l)

ALT to AST (ratio)

Control

4.70 ± 0.98a*

10.79 ± 1.99a

4.00 ± 1.00a

4.50 ± 0.64a

7.00b

14.72 ± 1.10a

30.00a

0.89

0.0125

1.50 ± 0.07c

14.11 ± 2.13a

5.00a

6.00a

30.66 ± 1.24a

11.33 ± 2.63a

76.66 ± 2.91b

0.83

0.025

4.44 ± 0.98a

21.19 ± 2.14a

5.33 ± 1.01a

4.66 ± 0.17a

6.66 ± 1.23b

24.09 ± 3.62a

100.00c

1.14

0.05

2.91 ± 0.71b

14.33 ± 4.10a

4.00 ± 0.91a

3.50 ± 0.24a

31.50 ± 2.01a

12.55 ± 2.30a

200.00d

1.14

  1. *Groups with the different superscript letters in the same column are significantly different from each other (P < 0.05)