Research Article

Evaluation of Biochemical, Haematological, and Histopathological Responses and Recovery Ability of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) after Acute Exposure to Atrazine Herbicide

Table 1

Results of haematological examination during atrazine exposure and recovery period.

Indices96 h toxicity test7-day recovery test in pure water
Control5 mg·L−115 mg·L−120 mg·L−130 mg·L−1Control5 mg·L−115 mg·L−1

RBC (T·L−1)
Hb (g·L−1)
PCV (l·L−1)
WBC (G·L−1)
Lymphocytes (G·L−1)
Monocytes (G·L−1)
NG-Segment (G·L−1)
NG-Bands (G·L−1)
Metamyelocytes (G·L−1)
Myelocytes (G·L−1)

Data are expressed as mean ± standard error of mean. Significant differences ( ) are indicated by different alphabetic superscripts (a legend: RBC: erythrocyte count; Hb: haemoglobin concentration; PCV: haematocrit value; WBC: leukocyte count; NG: neutrophile granulocytes).