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Table 1 Biochemical biomarkers in brown trout larvae exposed to citalopram

From: Biochemical and cellular biomarkers in brown trout (Salmo trutta f. fario) in response to the antidepressants citalopram and venlafaxine

Concentration citalopram (µg/L)

11 °C

7 °C

0

1

10

100

1000

0

1

10

100

1000

AChE activity (mU/mg Protein)

45.4 ± 8.4

43.8 ± 9.1

47.8 ± 10.4

42.8 ± 8.6

47.0 ± 10.4

43.3 ± 8.4

45.3 ± 10.8

41.7 ± 9.1

44.7 ± 7.9

43.9 ± 6.7

CbE activity (NPA substrate) (mU/mg Protein)

112.3 ± 26.7

121.5 ± 19.1

120.9 ± 28.1

123.0 ± 21.8

125.0 ± 26.7

94.6 ± 12.9

98.8 ± 20.0

91.7 ± 15.3

96.5 ± 21.4

96.2 ± 16.0

CbE activity (NPV substrate) (mU/mg Protein)

82.1 ± 25.0

95.8 ± 21.5

97.6 ± 28.4

96.4 ± 28.0

94.6 ± 28.3

71.2 ± 16.4

71.2 ± 26.5

66.0 ± 19.1

73.4 ± 23.5

74.8 ± 19.7

  1. Results are given as arithmetic means and standard deviations
  2. AChE acetylcholinesterase, CbE carboxylesterase, NPA 4-nitrophenylacetate, NPV 4-nitrophenylvalerate