Figure 3.

Glucocorticoid profile (mean ± SE) in full-sibling sea bass larvae challenged with Vibrio anguillarum. The amount (μg kg⁻¹ whole body) of 17α-hydroxyprogesterone, 11-deoxycortisol, cortisol, cortisone, 20β-dihydrocortisone, and total glucocorticoids was quantified from whole-single larva (n = 10 per time point) in each time [hours post-challenge (hpc)] for non-challenged (black bar) and challenged group (gray bar). Significant differences (linear regression model with Tukey correction posttest) are shown by different capital letters (A, B; p < 0.05).