Seven days postfertilization anatomical measurements. (a) Compared to controls, eye diameter was not increased in either BPA group after 1 week of recovery, though the high BPA exposure group had significantly larger eyes than the low BPA exposed larvae (p = 0.022). (b) After 1 week of recovery, notochord length was significantly increased larvae exposed to low BPA (p < 0.001). No significant differences were noted after 2 weeks of recovery for either (c) eye diameter or (d) notochord length. At each recovery point n = 5 for all treatment groups except for DMSO, in which n = 4. Differences in notochord length and eye diameter across treatment were assessed using a one-way ANOVA followed by a Tukey post hoc test at each exposure age. Eye diameter measurements were normalized to notochord lengths prior to statistical analysis. All values are reported as mean ± SE. Different letters denote significance.
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