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Table 2 Change of serum inorganic substances in rockfish, Sebastes schlegelii, exposed to the different ammonia concentrations and water temperatures. Values with different superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.05) as determined by Duncan’s multiple range test

From: Toxic effects of ammonia exposure on growth performance, hematological parameters, and plasma components in rockfish, Sebastes schlegelii, during thermal stress

Parameters

Period

(weeks)

Ammonia concentration (mg/L)

19 °C

24 °C

0

0.1

0.5

1.0

0

0.1

0.5

1.0

Calcium

(mg/dL)

2

8.44 ± 0.82a

8.59 ± 0.67a

8.76 ± 0.94a

7.73 ± 0.66a

8.72 ± 0.79a

7.90 ± 0.84a

8.39 ± 0.56a

8.28 ± 0.73a

4

8.19 ± 0.94a

8.53 ± 0.61a

7.93 ± 0.59a

8.09 ± 0.77a

8.19 ± 0.76a

8.16 ± 0.46a

7.48 ± 0.94a

7.51 ± 0.70a

Magnesium

(mg/dL)

2

3.18 ± 0.34a

3.41 ± 0.36a

3.56 ± 0.33a

3.42 ± 0.35a

3.30 ± 0.38a

3.42 ± 0.44a

3.57 ± 0.39a

3.51 ± 0.31a

4

3.26 ± 0.37a

3.41 ± 0.36a

3.45 ± 0.37a

3.47 ± 0.27a

3.37 ± 0.37a

3.50 ± 0.35a

3.71 ± 0.31a

3.49 ± 0.32a