Table 4 Cellular damage indicators; lipid peroxidation (LPO), protein carbonyl activity (PCA), in gills of L. marginalis exposed to TiO2 after 7 days at each condition (CNT, 5, 50 and 100 µg/L).

From: Ecotoxicological effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on the freshwater mussel Lamellidens marginalis: physiological disruption, oxidative stress, and ecological implications

Biomarkers

CNT

5 µg/L

50 µg/L

100 µg/L

LPO

0.4233 ± 0.5a

0.542 ± 0.5a

0.4997 ± 0.05a

0.7607 ± 0.07a

PCA

0.234 ± 0.01a

0.197 ± 0.00a

0.235 ± 0.03a

0.252 ± 0.03a

  1. The data are represented as mean ± SD and significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) among concentrations for each are represented with different letters (lower case letters).
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