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Table 7.

Effect of ZnNPs on mRNA expression (relative expression to β-actin) of antioxidant genes in the brain of O. niloticus.

Group	CAT	SOD	GST	GR	GPx
Control	23.4 ± 2.9	7.4 ± 0.6	172 ± 11	1.4 ± 0.19	42 ± 8
500 μg L⁻¹	34.2 ± 3.1^∗∗	12.5 ± 1.8^∗∗∗	221 ± 9^∗∗∗	2.7 ± 0.2^∗∗∗	52 ± 12^∗∗
2000 μg L⁻¹	12.6 ± 2^{∗∗∗,###}	4.8 ± 0.6^{∗∗∗,###}	115 ± 15^{∗∗∗,###}	0.76 ± 0.18^∗∗,###	29 ± 6^∗∗,###

^∗: P < 0.05, ^∗∗: P < 0.01, ^∗∗∗: P < 0.001, compared to the control group; ^#: P < 0.05, ^##: P < 0.01, ^###: P < 0.001, comparing to 500 μg L⁻¹ of the ZnNP exposed group.