Humoral and Haemocytic Responses of Litopenaeus vannamei to Cd Exposure

Table 3

Mean values (±SD) of total hemocyte concentrations (10⁶ cells mL⁻¹) of L. vannamei exposed to four concentrations (μg L⁻¹) of cadmium.

Time (hours)	Control	8.8	24.9	249	1245
5	6.06 ± 2.29^d	3.93 ± 2.04^c	4.58 ± 3.53^c	5.88 ± 3.26^cd	5.38 ± 3.72^c
48	7.80 ± 3.63^d	2.84 ± 1.45^c	4.21 ± 2.82^c	3.38 ± 2.35^c	2.88 ± 1.71^c
96	5.84 ± 4.66^d	1.60 ± 1.04^b	3.44 ± 3.16^c	1.59 ± 0.76^b	1.25 ± 1.14^a

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