Table 1.
Regional aluminum content (μmoles / 100 mg tissue) in rat brain.
| Brain regions | Groups of animals | Statistical calculation (F) | ||||
| Normal protein | Low protein | ANOVA Single factor | ANOVA Two factors (with replication) | |||
| Control | Aluminum exposed | Control | Aluminum exposed | |||
| Cerebrum | 2.86 ± 0.47 | 4.88 ± 0.44* | 2.91 ± 0.54 | 4.64 ± 0.21 | 6.30 # | Protein : 0.05 Aluminum : 18.75 # Interaction : 0.11 |
| Thalamic area | 4.16 ± 0.52 | 8.97 ± 0.71* | 4.96 ± 0.42 | 9.59 ± 0.52* | 24.69 # | Protein : 1.65 Aluminum : 72.39 # Interaction : 0.03 |
| Midbrain-hippocampal region | 4.17 ± 0.42 | 9.31 ± 0.62* | 4.13 ± 0.25 | 8.58 ± 0.68* | 28.47 # | Protein : 0.55 Aluminum : 84.39# Interaction : 0.45 |
| Cerebellum | 3.10 ± 0.52 | 4.76 ± 0.64 | 2.82 ± 0.34 | 4.32 ± 0.44 | 3.56# | Protein : 0.51 Aluminum : 10.14# Interaction : 0.03 |
Data are means of six observations ± SEM. * indicates significant difference (p < 0.05) in comparison to respective control. # indicates calculated F is higher than the critical F (α = 0.05).