Table 6. White blood cell (WBC), reactive oxygen species (ROS) and phagocytic activity (PA) in catfish blood across control and experimental groups

Treatments WBC (× 103 cells/mm3) ROS (mg/mL) PA (%)
Control group 3.87 ± 0.24a 1.21 ± 0.08e 35.88 ± 2.16e
Untreated group 5.81 ± 0.14d 0.87 ± 0.09a 23.92 ± 1.44a
Formalin group 4.06 ± 0.32a 1.15 ± 0.04de 34.17 ± 2.27de
MAEE800 group 4.72 ± 0.22c 1.01 ± 0.07b 29.41 ± 1.78b
MAEE900 group 4.45 ± 0.34bc 1.05 ± 0.07bc 31.21 ± 2.08bc
MAEE1000 group 4.18 ± 0.34b 1.12 ± 0.04cd 33.22 ± 2.18cd
The values are expressed as mean ± SD, where the letters indicate differences between treatments (p < 0.05).
MAEE, M. azedarach leaf ethanol extract.