THE EFFECT OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS ON HEMOGLOBIN, HEMATOCRIT, AND CORTISOL HORMONE OF AFRICAN CATFISH (CLARIAS GARIEPINUS)

Abstract

Phenolic are compounds found in the environment which can cause fish stressed or xenobiotic. The limited information about toxicology and pathological consequences in the fish exposed to phenolic compounds needs to be studied. In this research, the African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) were injected a single dose of phenol (inorganic) and P.crocatum Polyphenols (organic). The animals were exposed (75% of 96 hours LC50) with phenol concentration (3 mg/kg) and P.crocatum Polyphenols (1.8 mg/kg). Furthermore, the hematology was measured on 3 days after injection. The metabolic effects of hemoglobin and hematocrit decreased significantly (P<0.05) while the cortisol hormone increased (P<0.05) in a short-term after 3 days of exposure.

Keywords

• phenolic
• clarias gariepinus
• p. crocatum polyphenols
• cortisol
• hemoglobin
• hematocrit