Dietary Alpha-Monolaurin for Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus): Stimulatory Effects on Growth, Immunohematological Indices, and Immune-Related Gene Expressions

Table 7

Serum biochemical indices of Nile tilapia fed different levels of alpha-monolaurin.

Items	Experimental treatments				±SE	value
	Control	2 g·kg^−1	4 g·kg^−1	6 g·kg^−1
Alanine aminotransferase (UL^−1)	37.50	37.50	36.50	36.00	2.106	0.939
Aspartate aminotransferase (UL^−1)	16.10	15.5	13.5	14.50	1.392	0.630
Total protein (g dL^−1)	2.05^c	2.75^b	2.95^b	3.25^a	0.066	0.009
Albumin (g dL^−1)	0.90^c	1.25^b	1.35^b	1.8^a	0.079	0.006
Globulin (g dL^−1)	1.15^b	1.45^a	1.60^a	1.45^a	0.043	0.008
IgG immunoglobulin G (mg dL^−1)	112.5^c	119.75^b	124.7^ab	130.75^a	1.700	0.007
IgM immunoglobulin M (mg dL^−1)	7.95^c	8.4^bc	8.95^b	10.4^a	0.226	0.006

Means followed by different superscripts in the same row are significantly different ( < 0.05).