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. 2013 Dec 6;8(12):e83039. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083039

Table 1. Hair cell numbers do not return to normal levels following cessation of ethanol treatment.

O2 neuromast Mi1 neuromast
5 dpf 10 dpf 5 dpf 10 dpf
Control 13.1±2.3 12.4±0.9 12.8±1.8 11.1±0.92
1.00% EtOH 10.2±2.0 9.4±1.6 10.6±2.0 9.1±1.0
1.50% EtOH 8.9±2.1 8.3±1.0 9±2.3 8.2±1.1

Zebrafish were treated with ethanol from 2 days post-fertilization (dpf) to 5 dpf. Some animals were fixed and hair cell counts from the O2 and Mi1 neuromasts were obtained. Other embryos were raised in embryonic medium from 5 dpf to 10 dpf, fixed, and then hair cell counts were obtained. There were no significant differences in the number of hair cells within a specific condition between 5 dpf and 10 dpf larvae (p>0.1). Results are mean ± SD (n = 10-15 per condition).