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Table 2 Statistical results of a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) of the biochemical parameters measured in Ruditapes decussatus digestive glands following exposure to bisphenol A (1 and 5 µg/L) concentrations for the experimental time of 21 days in comparing with a control group

From: Multiple-biomarker approach in the assessment of bisphenol A effect on the grooved carpet clam Ruditapes decussatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Parameter

Source of variation

df

SS

MSS

F-value

p-value

MDA

(nmol/mg protein)

Between groups

2

385.1

192.56

359

< 0.001

Within groups

6

3.2

0.54

  

Total

8

388.3

   

GSH

(µg/mg protein)

Between groups

2

6.594

3.297

38.55

< 0.001

Within groups

6

0.513

0.086

  

Total

8

7.107

   

CAT

(U/mg protein)

Between groups

2

590.5

295.26

40.94

< 0.001

Within groups

6

43.3

7.21

  

Total

8

633.8

   

AChE

(nmol/min/mg protein)

Between groups

2

2.920 × 10− 6

1.46 × 10− 6

50.25

< 0.001

Within groups

6

1.743 × 10− 7

2.91 × 10− 6

  

Total

8

3.09 × 10− 6

   
  1. All assumptions (e.g., normality, etc.) for statistical methods were met. Significant results (p ≤ 0.05) are highlighted in bold. df: degree of freedom, SS: sum of squares, MSS: mean sum of squares, F-value: Fisher’s function, and p-value: significance level