Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Table 2 Changes of plasma inorganic and organic substances in starry flounder, Platichthys stellatus, exposed to the different hexavalent chromium concentration for 4 weeks

From: Change of growth performance, hematological parameters, and plasma component by hexavalent chromium exposure in starry flounder, Platichthys stellatus

Parameters	Period (week)	Chromium concentration (μg/L)
Parameters	Period (week)	0	50	100	200	400
Calcium (mg/dL)	2	18.80 ± 1.59^a	19.01 ± 1.90^a	19.39 ± 1.15^a	20.34 ± 1.57^a	18.12 ± 1.63^a
Calcium (mg/dL)	4	19.21 ± 1.33^a	19.33 ± 1.27^a	20.24 ± 1.46^a	18.28 ± 2.05^a	18.61 ± 1.37^a
Magnesium (mg/dL)	2	2.98 ± 0.44^a	3.25 ± 0.55^a	3.11 ± 0.30^a	3.60 ± 0.27^a	3.68 ± 0.66^a
Magnesium (mg/dL)	4	3.43 ± 0.58^a	3.58 ± 0.62^a	3.42 ± 0.60^a	3.24 ± 0.54^a	3.60 ± 0.61^a
cholesterol (mg/dL)	2	210.5 ± 21.2^a	217.4 ± 12.2^a	218.6 ± 11.5^a	239.1 ± 21.2^ab	250.1 ± 19.7^ab
cholesterol (mg/dL)	4	215.0 ± 18.8^a	225.5 ± 13.3^a	231.5 ± 25.8^ab	248.2 ± 16.4^ab	264.6 ± 31.5^b
Total protein (g/dL)	2	10.21 ± 1.21^a	9.43 ± 1.14^a	9.68 ± 0.72^a	10.07 ± 0.66^a	10.32 ± 0.59^a
Total protein (g/dL)	4	10.30 ± 0.44^a	10.21 ± 0.91^a	10.03 ± 1.19^a	9.54 ± 0.32^a	9.93 ± 0.38^a

Values are mean ± SE. As determined by Duncan’s multiple range test, Different small letters indicate significantly different value at 2 and 4 weeks (P < 0.05)

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