Nuclear and Morphological Alterations in Erythrocytes, Antioxidant Enzymes, and Genetic Disparities Induced by Brackish Water in Mrigal Carp (Cirrhinus mrigala)

Table 3

GSH contents, total proteins, and quantity of antioxidant enzymes in the liver of fish exposed to different salinities of brackish water.

Parameters/days	Groups (different salinities of brackish water)
	T0 (0.0 ppt)	T1 (3.0 ppt)	T2 (5.0 ppt)	T3 (7.0 ppt)
Liver
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) contents (optical density)
30
60
90
Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) contents (nmol/TBARS formed/mg protein/min)
30
60
90
Reduced glutathione GSH (μmol/g tissue)
30
60
90
Total proteins (μg/mg tissue)
30
60
90
Superoxide dismutase SOD (units/mg protein)
30
60
90
Catalase CAT (units/min)
30
60
90
Peroxidase POD (units/min)
30
60
90

Values () containing asterisks () in each row differ significantly () different to normal group.