TY  - JOUR
T1  - Metabolite Changes in the Blood Plasma of Juvenile and Adult African Mudfish (<i>Clarias
gariepinus</i>) on Exposure to Detergent (Linear Alkylbenzene Sulphonate)
AU - Uedeme-Naa, B. AU - George, A.D.I. 
JO  - Journal of Fisheries International
VL  - 15
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 6
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1817-3381
DO  - jfish.2020.1.6
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jfish.2020.1.6
KW  - albumin
KW  -juveniles
KW  -total protein
KW  -Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate
KW  -plasma metabolites
KW  -creatinine
KW  -urea
AB  - The aim of this research was to evaluate the 
effect of detergent (linear alkylbenzene sulphonate) on 
selected blood plasma metabolites of African mudfish 
(<i>Clarias gariepinus</i>) juveniles and adults. The effect was 
assessed by comparing blood plasma metabolites profile 
in the two live stages of a control group (0.00 mg L<sup>&#150;1</sup>) 
and that exposed to varied concentration of detergent 
(10.00, 20.00, 30.00, 40.00 and 50.00 mg L<sup>&#150;1</sup>). Compared 
with control group, albumin was 10.92, 8.48, 9.10% 
higher than control at 10.00, 20.00 and 30.00 mg L<sup>&#150;1</sup> and 
12.08, 14.97% lower at 40.00 and 50.00 mg L<sup>&#150;1</sup> for 
juveniles while for adult fish it was significantly (p&gt;0.05) 
higher than control at all the concentration levels. Total 
protein was 11.70, 15.20, 15.79, 22.22 and 28.07% higher 
than control at all levels and significantly not found in the 
adult. Creatinine was respectively 45.29, 125.96, 55.25 
and 50.36% higher than control at 10.00, 20.00, 30.00 and 
50.00 and 2.75% less than control at 40.00 mg L<sup>&#150;1</sup> while 
in adult fish it was observed that at 10.00-50.00 mg L<sup>&#150;1</sup>, 
creatinine was respectively 72.73, 157.27, 239.09 and 
280.00% higher than control. Interestingly, total bilirubin 
in juvenile fish was 69.50, 76.12, 86.91, 76.12 and 
92.09% less than control while in adult fish, it was 15.58, 
32.92, 63.03, 114.95 and 136.24% higher than control at 
10.00-50.00 mg L<sup>&#150;1</sup>. The exposed group for juvenile and 
adult fish showed a significantly higher (p&lt;0.05) 
concentration of urea when compared with that of the 
control group.
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