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. 2012 May 30;7(5):e37209. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037209

Table 1. Body composition of zebrafish larvae before and after temperature stress exposure.

Components 28°C-96 hpf 16°C-48 h 28°C-144 hpf 34°C-48 h
Wet mass (n = 5) 367.67±13.87a 413.67±22.68b 421.33±10.83b 398.33±22.58b
Dry mass (n = 5) 62.67±0.91a 59.67±2.17b 56.33±0.75c 50.33±3.21d
Protein (n = 10) 55.37±4.74a 55.72±3.13a 49.98±3.96b 45.07±3.82c
Lipid (n = 5) 10.40±0.80a 10.12±0.40a 7.82±0.62b 7.87±0.37b
Glycogen (n = 5) 0.48±0.03a 0.56±0.05b 0.33±0.07c 0.21±0.04d

Notes: 1) Zebrafish larvae at 96 hpf were exposed to 16, 28 or 34°C for 48 h. Samples exposed to different treatments were designated as 28°C -96 hpf, 16°C -48 h, 28°C -144 hpf and 34°C -48 h, respectively. 2) Data (µg/individual) are given as means ± standard deviations. The number of samples is displayed in parenthesis. 3) The numbers of individuals used for the measurement of wet mass, dry mass, protein, lipid and glycogen are 80, 80, 1, 20 and 20 respectively. 4) Different letters in the same row indicate statistically significant differences determined by ANOVA followed by Duncan’s multiple range test or Dunnett’s T3 test (p<0.05).