Table 3 Impact of nano chitosan gel (NCG) bath on stress and neuro-related variables of Nile tilapia experimentally infected with C. albicans for ten days

GLU (mg/dL)

26.34 ± 0.65^c

25.45 ± 0.84^c

46.46 ± 1.46^a

33.99 ± 0.52^b

< 0.001

Cortisol (ng/mL)

18.65 ± 0.20^c

19.25 ± 0.66^c

119.50 ± 0.29^a

37.95 ± 1.12^b

< 0.001

NOR (pg/mL)

0.84 ± 0.02^c

0.89 ± 0.06^c

6.90 ± 0.52^a

2.90 ± 0.17^b

< 0.001

8-OHdG (ng/mg)

0.88 ± 0.01 ^c

0.91 ± 0.01^c

9.75 ± 0.43^a

4.00 ± 0.17^b

< 0.001

AchE (Pg/mg)

473.45 ± 1.99^a

476.14 ± 3.54^a

213.20 ± 7.62^c

285.61 ± 2.53^b

< 0.001