Acute Exposure to Permethrin Modulates Behavioral Functions, Redox, and Bioenergetics Parameters and Induces DNA Damage and Cell Death in Larval Zebrafish

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Behavioral assays using the Novel Tank test to measure nonmotor anxiety-like behaviors in control and permethrin (25 and 50 μg/L) exposed zebrafish larvae. (a) Total distance traveled (average for the ), (b) total immobility time (average for the ), total time spent in the central zone (average for the ), and (d) average time spent in the central zone per visit zone (average for the control group = 5 s) were evaluated after exposure time. The parametric dates are expressed as the and analyzed by one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey as post hoc comparison, and nonparametric dates are expressed as , analyzed by Kruskal-Wallis followed by Dunn’s multiple comparison test. Groups not sharing letters are significantly different ().

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