Table 1. Morphological parameters of male and female zebrafish following chronic waterborne exposure (9 months) to tributyltin (TBT).
TBT (ng Sn/L) | Weight (g) | Length (mm) | CF | HSI |
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Males | ||||
Control | 0.69±0.02 | 42.14±0.48 | 0.92±0.02 | 1.26±0.17 |
Solvent control | 0.68±0.01 | 42.56±0.53 | 0.89±0.03 | 1.33±0.21 |
10 | 0.75±0.02** | 42.65±0.33 | 0.97±0.02** | 1.57±0.15 |
50 | 0.74±0.02* | 43.22±0.32 | 0.91±0.02 | 1.45±0.16 |
Females | ||||
Control | 1.12±0.07 | 44.36±0.80 | 1.29±0.04 | 2.35±0.21 |
Solvent control | 1.10±0.04 | 43.81±0.45 | 1.31±0.04 | 2.66±0.19 |
10 | 1.05±0.04 | 44.79±0.45 | 1.17±0.03** | 3.53±0.27** |
50 | 1.07±0.06 | 45.10±0.69 | 1.15±0.03** | 3.72±0.21** |