TY - JOUR AU - Ahmed, Imtiaz AU - Maqbool, Amir PY - 2014/12/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Effects of Sodium-Heparin and Dipotassium EDTA on the Haematological Parameters and Blood Cell Morphology of Freshwater Fish Schizothorax labiatus (Mcclelland, 1842) JF - Journal of Ecophysiology and Occupational Health JA - JEOH VL - 14 IS - 3-4 SE - Articles DO - 10.18311/jeoh/2014/1654 UR - https://informaticsjournals.com/index.php/JEOH/article/view/1654 SP - 121-126 AB - The present study was conducted with an aim of evaluating the effects of sodium-heparin (20 I.U/ml) and di-potassium EDTA (1.0mg/ml) on the haematological parameters and blood cell morphology of freshwater fish Schizothorax labiatus. For blood sampling, fifteen fishes of uniform weight (250 ± 18.5 g) and length (25 ± 2.1 cm) were selected. All the haematological analysis were carried out immediately after sampling. An increase in the haematocrit level was observed in the samples collected with K<sub>2</sub>EDTA. Red blood cell counts were lower in K<sub>2</sub>EDTA collected samples as compared to heparinized samples. The WBC counts and haemoglobin concentrations did not differ significantly (p&gt;0.05). Mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) increased in K<sub>2</sub>EDTA sample, while a significant decrease (p2EDTA as compared to heparinized sample. There was however, no significant difference (p&gt;0.05) observed in WBC and thrombocyte area of K<sub>2</sub>EDTA and heparinized sample. The present study suggests the use of Na-heparin as a preferred anticoagulant for routine haematological analysis of fish blood. ER -