Humoral and Haemocytic Responses of Litopenaeus vannamei to Cd Exposure

Table 1

Mean values (±SD) of hemolymph clotting time (minutes) of Litopenaeus vannamei exposed to four concentrations (μg L⁻¹) of cadmium.

Time (hours)	Control	8.8	24.9	249	1245
5	2.49 ± 1.24^b	2.17 ± 0.26^b	2.74 ± 0.47^b	2.97 ± 0.63^b	2.38 ± 0.65^b
48	2.23 ± 0.53^b	2.13 ± 0.17^b	2.09 ± 0.12^b	2.24 ± 0.69^ab	2.18 ± 0.51^b
96	1.62 ± 0.28^a	1.77 ± 0.15^ab	1.55 ± 0.28^a	1.83 ± 0.78^a	1.99 ± 0.72^ab

Equal or common letters indicate lack of significant differences (two-way ANOVA and Holm-Sidak test, a ≤ ab ≤ b and a < b).