Table 1.
Comparison of LPS stimulated NOS activity (indicated by l-citrulline and total nitrite/nitrate concentrations) between the healthy and WSSV-infected shrimps of F. chinensis
| Time (h) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 12 | 36 | 60 | 84 | ||
| Concentration (μM) | ||||||
| l-citrulline | Healthy shrimps | 1.37 ± 1.16 | 1.70 ± 1.29 | 1.96 ± 0.01 | 2.19 ± 0.26 | 2.14 ± 0.12 |
| Infected shrimps | 1.81 ± 0.01 | 0.80 ± 0.20 | 0.75 ± 0.01 | 0.96 ± 0.41 | 1.16 ± 0.35 | |
| Total | Healthy shrimps | 1.09 ± 0.01 | 3.54 ± 0.80 | 1.88 ± 0.50 | 1.82 ± 0.19 | 1.40 ± 0.20 |
| Nitrite/nitrate | Infected shrimps | 1.27 ± 0.12 | 2.12 ± 0.13 | 0.93 ± 0.01 | 0.72 ± 0.04 | 1.78 ± 0.08 |