| Biomarkers |
Governates |
Assiut |
Alexandria |
Kafr el-Sheikh |
Beheira |
| Apoptosis (%) |
0.87 ± 0.12 (0-1.67)c |
2.19 ± 0.31 (0.33-4.33)ab |
1.63 ± .14 (0-4)bc |
2.75 ± 0.3 (1-6.33)a |
| Micronucleus test (%) |
0.09 ± 0.04 (0-1)b |
0.22 ± 0.06 (0-2)b |
0.3 ± 0.06 (0-1)b |
0.57 ± 0.09 (0-2)a |
| Altered erythrocytes (%) |
2.56 ± 0.2 (0-4)a |
2.63 ± 0.31 (0-6)a |
2.67 ± 0.26 (0-5)a |
3.85 ± 0.37 (0-8)b |
|
| Different letters indicates there is a significant difference at (P<0.05). |
| Table 5: Apoptotic, micronuclei and altered erythrocytes (mean ± SE, range) of Oreochromisniloticus from Assiut and monosex farms, n=6. |
