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Table 1 Cold impairs swimming and causes mortality in zebrafish larvae

From: MicroRNAs regulate gene plasticity during cold shock in zebrafish larvae

Incubation temperature

Hours Post Treatment

°C

2

4

6

8

10

28.5

Normal

Normal

Normal

Normal

Normal

24

Normal

Normal

Normal

Normal

Normal

20

Normal

Normal

mostly normal but few inactive larvae

Mostly normal but few inactive larvae

Mostly normal but few inactive larvae

18 (% of inactive fish)

83

95

96

100

100

16

All fish were inactive and showed unbalance moves when disturbed

12 (% of motility)

0

0

0

7.2

12

  1. Four - day - old zebrafish larvae were incubated at decreasing temperatures from 28.5 to 12 °C. The mobility and viability were recorded every 2 h until 10 h post treatment