Table 2. Protective effects of Octopus minor extract (OME) against particulate matter (PM) on mortality, heartbeat and malformation in zebrafish embryos

Variable Mortality (%) Heartbeat (beats/30 s) Malformation (%)
Control 00.00 ± 00.00 2.39 ± 0.09** 00.00 ± 0.00
PM (300 μg/mL) 17.78 ± 3.81 2.04 ± 0.15 100.00 ± 0.00
OME (20 μg/mL) + PM (300 μg/mL) 8.89 ± 3.85* 2.37 ± 0.09** 2.22 ± 1.85***
Data present the mean ± SD.
n = 18.
p < 0.05,
p < 0.01,
p < 0.001.
SD, standard deviation.