Research Article

The Effects of Heart and Skeletal Muscle Inflammation and Cardiomyopathy Syndrome on Creatine Kinase and Lactate Dehydrogenase Levels in Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.)

Table 2

Total mean ( ± SD) scores of inflammation and necrosis for HSMI (groups 1, 2, and 3), CMS (group 4), and nondiseased fish (groups 5, 6, and 7) in heart and heart with skeletal muscle. Different letters represent significant differences between groups ( 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 ).

ParameterNondiseasedHSMICMS

Inflammation
 Heart 0 . 8 3 ± 0 . 3 0 5 . 3 0 ± 1 . 1 6 2 . 4 4 ± 1 . 3 9
 Heart + muscle 0 . 9 9 ± 0 . 1 6 a 5 . 5 9 ± 1 . 0 3 b 2 . 4 4 ± 1 . 3 9 c

Necrosis
 Heart 0 . 3 5 ± 0 . 3 6 2 . 0 1 ± 1 . 3 4 0 . 1 ± 0 . 4 0
 Heart + muscle 0 . 6 2 ± 0 . 4 5 a, c 2 . 9 2 ± 1 . 1 5 b 0 . 3 8 ± 0 . 6 8 c