title: Effect of polychlorinated biphenyls (Delor 103) on haematological and enzyme parameters of the rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss.
abstract: Rainbow trout at a weight of 223+/-12 g (mean+/-SD) were experimentally injected with a technical mixture of Delor 103 to evaluate the red blood cell indices (red blood cell count, haematocrit, haemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume, mean corpuscular haemoglobin, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration) and some biochemical and enzyme parameters of the blood plasma (total protein, glucose, inorganic phosphate, total calcium, sodium, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase). Delor 103, administered by the i.p. route at a concentration of 0.24 g kg(-1) 120 h(-1), caused an increase in the red blood cell counts, haematocrit values, haemoglobin concentrations, inorganic phosphate, alanine aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase. The sodium level fell. The fish injected with Delor 103 showed a relative decrease in the lymphocyte count and a relative increase in the count of neutrophile band forms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Silesian Museum, Tyrsova 1, 746 46 Opava, Czech Republic. jiri.rehulka@szmo.cz
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rehulka
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Minarík
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D001786:Blood Glucose; D001798:Blood Proteins; D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D004798:Enzymes / Q000097:blood*; D004906:Erythrocyte Count / Q000662:veterinary; D004909:Erythrocyte Indices / Q000187:drug effects; D006400:Hematocrit / Q000662:veterinary; D006403:Hematologic Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000378:metabolism; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000187:drug effects; D009152:Mutagenicity Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D017686:Oncorhynchus mykiss / Q000378:metabolism*; D010710:Phosphates / Q000097:blood; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls / Q000633:toxicity*; D012964:Sodium / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D001798:Blood Proteins; D004798:Enzymes; D006454:Hemoglobins; D010710:Phosphates; C015550:2,4',5-trichlorobiphenyl; D012964:Sodium; D011078:Polychlorinated Biphenyls; D002118:Calcium