Table 5 Liver enzymes and kidney markers of the experimental Oreochromis niloticus

ALT (u/L)

30

37.00^d ± 0.30

73.30^c ± 1.64

80.10^a ± 0.81

72.60^b ± 1.45

57.60^b ± 2.18

40.20^d ± 0.24

58.10^c ± 2.42

0.01

45

37.80^f ± 0.64

64.50^d ± 2.26

87.0^a ± 0.63

80.40^b ± 0.49

60.62^c ± 1.60

37.60^f ± 0.48

49.50^e ± 0.49

0.05

60

39.06^f ± 0.32

56.40^c ± 0.81

87.4^a ± 0.67

76.00^b ± 1.30

51.10^d ± 0.98

38.40^f ± 0.67

47.80^e ± 0.64

0.001

Average

38.00^f ± 0.32

63.02^c ± 2.60

84.8^a ± 0.97

76.30^b ± 1.05

58.20^d ± 0.90

38.70^f ± 0.39

51.80^e ± 1.40

0.05

AST (u/L)

30

40.60^e ± 0.18

45.10^cd ± 0.84

71.0^a ± 1.14

50.60^b ± 1.45

46.10^c ± 0.81

41.70^e ± 0.24

42.70^de ± 0.65

45

35.20^f ± 0.49

47.40^c ± 1.31

67.3^a ± 0.48

55.90^b ± 1.45

38.80^de ± 0.96

37.20^ef ± 0.60

40.80^d ± 0.86

60

38.20^f ± 0.18

44.30^c ± 0.18

67.0^a ± 1.62

59.60^b ± 1.64

37.80^de ± 0.84

36.90^ef ± 0.32

37.80^d ± 0.86

0.0001

Average

38.00^e ± 0.61

45.60^c ± 0.59

68.4^a ± 0.79

55.40^b ± 1.28

40.90^d ± 1.09

38.60^de ± 0.64

40.40^de ± 0.68

0.05

Creatinine (mg/dl)

30

0.72^e ± 0.03

1.60^b ± 0.07

1.77^ab ± 0.02

1.83^a ± 0.04

1.30^c ± 0.03

1.10^d ± 0.06

1.32^c ± 0.24

0.001

45

0.71^d ± 0.06

1.71^b ± 0.08

1.60^b ± 0.04

2.04^a ± 0.05

1.10^c ± 0.06

0.90^cd ± 0.03

1.11^c ± 0.04

60

0.94^c ± 0.06

1.47^a ± 0.05

2.05^a ± 0.13

1.87^a ± 0.05

1.27^b ± 0.06

0.90^c ± 0.03

1.18^b ± 0.19

Average

0.80^e ± 0.04

1.78^b ± 0.05

1.82^ab ± 0.06

1.91^ab ± 0.03

1.22^c ± 0.03

0.96^d ± 0.03

1.20^c ± 0.02

0.05

Urea (mg/dl)

30

3.70^e ± 0.06

5.54^c ± 0.24

8.01^a ± 0.08

6.62^b ± 0.04

5.36^c ± 0.13

4.17^d ± 0.19

5.59^c ± 0.16

0.001

45

3.41^f ± 0.06

5.67^c ± 0.14

7.19^a ± 0.17

6.82^b ± 0.11

4.00^e ± 0.06

3.97^e ± 0.11

4.92^d ± 0.06

60

3.52^f ± 0.09

6.19^c ± 0.14

7.46^b ± 0.079

7.81^a ± 0.08

5.23^d ± 0.153

3.78^f ± 0.096

4.83^c ± 0.142

Average

3.54^f ± 0.05

5.80^c ± 0.12

7.5^ab ± 0.11

7.08^b ± 0.14

4.8^d ± 0.17

3.97^e ± 0.08

5.10^d ± 0.11

0.01