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. 2016 Jul 4;23(6):754–760. doi: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2016.06.008

Table 3.

Effect of Ag-NPs on Ag, MDA, GSH and tGSH levels in brain of O. niloticus and T. zillii.

Fish Group Ag (μg/g) MDA (nmol g−1wt.w) GSH (μmol g−1 wt.w) tGSH (μmol g−1 wt.w)
O. niloticus Control 12 ± 1.2 1.8 ± 0.3 42.2 ± 3 67 ± 4
2 mg/L 20.2 ± 2 1.5 ± 0.24 40 ± 6 63 ± 4.2
4 mg/L 33 ± 4∗∗∗,## 4.3 ± 1∗∗∗,### 32.1 ± 4∗∗,# 52 ± 3∗∗,##



T. zillii Control 13.1 ± 1.4 1.6 ± 0.3 44.6 ± 4.2 69.2 ± 2.8
2 mg/L 22.9 ± 1.6 1.37 ± 0.16 41 ± 7.2 65.4 ± 2
4 mg/L 32 ± 6∗∗∗,## 4 ± 0.6∗∗,### 30.5 ± 6∗∗,## 54 ± 4∗∗,##

wt.w: Wet weight tissue. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001, compared to control group of the same fish species; #P < 0.05, ##P < 0.01, ###P < 0.001, comparing to 2 mg/L Ag-NPs exposed group of the same fish species.