Table 5. RBCs and WBCs in serum of juvenile red drum Sciaenops ocellatus fed different dietary vitamin C diets for 70 days (g/kg wet weight)

Parameters Vitamin C concentration (mg/kg)
0 100 200 400 600 800 1,000
RBC (cells × 106/mm3) 5.63 ± 0.03a 6.67 ± 0.22bc 6.97 ± 0.28cd 8.37 ± 0.24e 7.27 ± 0.09d 6.40 ± 0.06b 6.17 ± 0.15ab
WBC (cells × 103/mm3) 1.80 ± 0.06a 1.93 ± 0.09a 2.30 ± 0.15b 3.17 ± 0.03d 2.77 ± 0.03c 2.00 ± 0.15ab 2.07 ± 0.09ab
Values are means ± SE.
Values with different superscript letters within a row are significantly different (p < 0.05).
RBC, red blood cell; WBC, white blood cell.