Table 5.
Histomorphometric measurements of glomeruli in BPA, corn oil control, and MeP+PrP dose groups
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| Corn oil control Mean±SD | BPA (50 mg/kg bw/day) Mean±SD | 10 (mg/kg bw/day) Mean±SD | 100 (mg/kg bw/day) Mean±SD | 500 (mg/kg bw/day) Mean±SD | ||
| Long diameter (µm) | 75.64±13.43 | 56.71±19.29 * | 74.17±11.46 | 76.49±1.16 | 71.98±12.35 | 0.021 |
| Short diameter (µm) | 64.25±11.83 | 44.55±16.64 * | 63.90±8.42 | 57.89±10.98 | 64.05±10.30 | 0.003 |
| Glomerular diameter (µm) | 68.95±10.44 | 50.63±17.63 * | 62.67±9.05 | 67.19±9.54 | 68.02±13.81 | 0.010 |
| Glomerular volume (x106 µm3) | 0.18±0.07 | 0.09±0.07 * | 0.14±0.07 | 0.17±0.06 | 0.17±0.07 | 0.024 |
*
: Statistically different from the corn oil control group (significance level p<0.05). MeP: Methylparaben; PrP: Propylparaben; BPA: Bisphenol-A; SD: Standard deviation.