Metallothionein-Like Proteins and Energy Reserve Levels after Ni and Pb Exposure in the Pacific White Prawn Penaeus vannamei

Table 3

Lead concentration (mg Kg^-1) in abdominal muscle and hepatopancreas from P. vannamei, according to the soluble and insoluble fraction.

Tissue	Group	Soluble		Insoluble
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Abdominal muscle	Control	N. D.	N. D.	0.16	0.03
	Ni-treated	N. D.	N. D.	0.17	0.07
	Pb-treated	N. D.	N. D.	0.14	0.06
	Mixture-treated	N. D.	N. D.	0.15	0.04
Hepatopancreas	Control	N. D.	N. D.	0.002	0.001
	Ni-treated	N. D.	N. D.	0.005	0.002
	Pb-treated	N. D.	N. D.	0.008	0.007
	Mixture-treated	N. D.	N. D.	0.014	0.009

${}^{*}$Not detected.