Table 2. Hematological characteristics of olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus at different stages in three experiments in which the water temperature was altered
| Items | Exp. I | Exp. II | Exp. III |
| Initial | Final | Initial | Final | Initial | Final |
| Hematocrit (%) | 24.1 ± 2.6a | 18.7 ± 3.0b | 22.1 ± 2.9 | 22.6 ± 6.7 | 23.4 ± 2.8a | 30.1 ± 4.8b |
| Hemoglobin (g dL−1) | 13.8 ± 1.3 | 13.8 ± 2.5 | 14.3 ± 1.6 | 13.0 ± 3.5 | 14.6 ± 1.4 | 14.3 ± 1.4 |
| RBC (× 106 cell μL−1) | 3.1 ± 0.3 | 2.9 ± 0.4 | 2.9 ± 0.4 | 3.0 ± 0.9 | 3.2 ± 0.4 | 3.2 ± 0.2 |
| Cortisol (ng mL−1) | 4.8 ± 0.9a | 8.2 ± 1.4b | 5.8 ± 0.8 | 4.3 ± 1.0 | 6.0 ± 0.8a | 15.0 ± 1.1b |
| Glucose (mg dL−1) | 91.3 ± 13.1a | 136.0 ± 9.9b | 90.5 ± 12.0 | 103.0 ± 8.5 | 95.7 ± 15.0a | 162.0 ± 18.4b |
| Lactic acid (mmol L−1) | 2.9 ± 0.4 | 3.0 ± 0.1 | 2.8 ± 0.2 | 2.9 ± 0.3 | 3.0 ± 0.4 | 3.1 ± 0.3 |
| Na+ (mEq L−1) | 175.3 ± 4.0 | 165.3 ± 6.2 | 176.0 ± 7.5 | 166.0 ± 2.0 | 178.8 ± 3.5 | 167.3 ± 3.2 |
| K+ (mEq L−1) | 3.8 ± 0.2 | 4.3 ± 1.1 | 4.0 ± 0.3 | 3.7 ± 0.2 | 4.0 ± 0.3 | 3.6 ± 0.3 |
| Cl− (mEq L−1) | 147.0 ± 6.5 | 136.3 ± 13.1 | 142.8 ± 0.8a | 117.2 ± 1.4b | 143.3 ± 0.4a | 134.8 ± 3.9b |
| Osmolality (mOsmo L−1) | 422.0 ± 22.6 | 375.0 ± 14.1 | 433.5 ± 6.4a | 348.0 ± 8.2b | 429.5 ± 12.0a | 370.3 ± 9.2b |
| AST (IU L−1) | 8.2 ± 1.6a | 58.8 ± 1.8b | 7.3 ± 0.4a | 25.3 ± 5.3b | 8.5 ± 2.1a | 15.5 ± 0.7b |
| ALT (IU L−1) | 6.0 ± 1.4 | 3.3 ± 1.1 | 4.6 ± 0.6a | 1.0 ± 0.0b | 5.5 ± 0.7a | 1.3 ± 0.3b |
The values are mean ± SD (n = 5).
Means within each item of each experimental followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p>0.05).
ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; RBC, red blood cell.