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Table 7 Mean ± SE values of electrolytes in the liver of 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)

Na+ (mmol/l)

K+ (mmol/l)

Cl− (mmol/l)

HCO− (mmol/l)

Control

136.66 ± 2.90b*

3.83 ± 0.24c

97.33 ± 2.17c

23.00 ± 1.71a

0.0125

142.00 ± 3.37b

5.03 ± 0.82b

101.66 ± 5.18b

22.33 ± 3.01a

0.025

152.50 ± 2.12a

5.35 ± 0.12ab

104.00. ±4.13ab

19.50 ± 1.71b

0.05

152.66 ± 3.24a

5.50 ± 0.67a

105.00 ± 2.17a

19.66 ± 1.11b

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