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

Table 5

Oxidative stress parameters, GSH contents, and total proteins along with quantity of various antioxidant enzymes in the gills of mrigal 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)
Gills
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) contents (optical density)
30
60
90
Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) contents (nmol/TBARS formed/mg protein/mg)
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 proteins)
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.