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. 2011 Sep 7;6(9):e24427. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0024427

Table 1. Summary of shrimp samples used in this study.

Shrimp Sample	Code	Number (n)	Length (cm)	Body Weight (g)	Ovary Weight (g)	GSI^* (%)
Before eyestalk ablation	D0	7	17.3±0.5^a	62.6±5.5^a	0.7±0.2^a	1.1±0.2^a
After eyestalk ablation
Day 1	D1	8	17.3±0.7^a	63.1±7.7^a	0.8±0.1^a	1.2±0.1^a
Day 4	D4	8	17.8±0.8^a,b	64.3±8.1^a,b	1.6±1.0^a	2.5±1.8^a
Day 7	D7	8	18.6±0.8^b	74.2±8.9^b	3.6±1.9^b	4.7±2.3^b

*Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) is calculated as a percentage of ovary weight by total body weight.

Different superscript letters indicate significant differences between groups (p-value<0.05, Tukey test).