Figure 2

Selected genes up-regulated in PCB 153 treated fish in qPCR assay. Each panel represents a graph of fold-changes in mRNA levels for the indicated gene in lipid metabolism (A-H) and cell cycle (I and J) related pathways. qPCR was performed on a larger sample size (n = 8–10 per group) for all genes except FABP7 (C) for which, n = 3 for 2 mg/kg BW dose and n = 4 for each of the other groups. Contr, 0.5 mg, 2 mg and 8 mg indicate control, 0.5, 2 and 8 mg/kg BW PCB 153 doses, respectively. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01 (one-way ANOVA and Dunnett’s multiple comparison post-test).Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation.