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. 2009 Jun;47(6):1231–1238. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2009.02.018

Table 5.

Summary of mean organ weights (g) and organ weight relative to body weight (%) in the rat subchronic 13-week oral toxicity study.

Control 100 mg/kg/day 300 mg/kg/day 1000 mg/kg/day
Males
Body weight g 522.20 ± 38.94 497.00 ± 66.06 523.70 ± 30.98 470.20 ± 20.87⁎⁎
Brain (g) g 2.23 ± 0.08 2.23 ± 0.14 2.20 ± 0.06 2.14 ± 0.06
% 0.430 ± 0.036 0.452 ± 0.048 0.422 ± 0.030 0.456 ± 0.024
Liver g 12.40 ± 1.44 11.29 ± 1.23 12.35 ± 0.93 11.19 ± 0.78
% 2.371 ± 0.146 2.283 ± 0.193 2.358 ± 0.106 2.379 ± 0.110
Heart g 1.38 ± 0.16 1.27 ± 0.11 1.35 ± 0.06 1.29 ± 0.09
% 0.265 ± 0.021 0.258 ± 0.027 0.257 ± 0.013 0.275 ± 0.017
Spleen g 1.13 ± 0.21 0.97 ± 0.18 1.04 ± 0.11 1.01 ± 0.14
% 0.216 ± 0.034 0.196 ± 0.024 0.199 ± 0.020 0.215 ± 0.026
Kidneys g 3.02 ± 0.34 2.81 ± 0.17 2.82 ± 0.20 2.93 ± 0.20
% 0.576 ± 0.029 0.569 ± 0.051 0.538 ± 0.035 0.623 ± 0.038
Thymus g 0.45 ± 0.08 0.35 ± 0.11 0.41 ± 0.49 0.36 ± 0.12
% 0.086 ± 0.014 0.070 ± 0.017 0.078 ± 0.018 0.075 ± 0.024
Testes g 4.10 ± 0.48 3.68 ± 0.32 3.76 ± 0.21 3.78 ± 0.36
% 0.786 ± 0.082 0.748 ± 0.086 0.720 ± 0.051 0.805 ± 0.070
Epididymides g 1.57 ± 0.15 1.46 ± 0.11 1.50 ± 0.18 1.59 ± 0.24
% 0.301 ± 0.033 0.297 ± 0.038 0.288 ± 0.041 0.337 ± 0.047
Adrenals g 0.065 ± 0.009 0.061 ± 0.008 0.065 ± 0.011 0.064 ± 0.006
% 0.0126 ± 0.0021 0.0124 ± 0.0019 0.0125 ± 0.0023 0.0137 ± 0.0013



Females
Body weight g 284.70 ± 27.35 294.40 ± 28.78 292.60 ± 16.02 296.40 ± 22.97
Brain g 2.01 ± 0.06 2.03 ± 0.10 1.99 ± 0.09 2.03 ± 0.08
% 0.711 ± 0.065 0.695 ± 0.065 0.681 ± 0.039 0.688 ± 0.055
Liver g 6.84 ± 0.91 7.52 ± 0.85 7.36 ± 1.35 7.24 ± 0.73
% 2.394 ± 0.118 2.556 ± .0209 2.506 ± 0.379 2.441 ± 0.145
Heart g 0.87 ± 0.08 0.91 ± 0.14 0.88 ± 0.09 0.89 ± 0.06
% 0.308 ± 0.024 0.310 ± 0.042 0.303 ± 0.032 0.299 ± 0.019
Spleen g 0.67 ± 0.08 0.75 ± 0.14 0.77 ± 0.17 0.73 ± 0.10
% 0.236 ± 0.027 0.256 ± 0.048 0.260 ± 0.050 0.246 ± 0.029
Kidneys g 1.77 ± 0.18 1.85 ± 0.17 1.81 ± 0.16 1.90 ± 0.18
% 0.623 ± 0.038 0.634 ± 0.077 0.617 ± 0.045 0.639 ± 0.035
Thymus g 0.27 ± 0.05 0.31 ± 0.06 0.27 ± 0.07 0.32 ± 0.07
% 0.096 ± 0.018 0.104 ± 0.022 0.092 ± 0.024 0.108 ± 0.021
Uterus g 0.80 ± 0.23 0.85 ± 0.23 0.78 ± 0.26 0.91 ± 0.34
% 0.287 ± 0.097 0.294 ± 0.106 0.269 ± 0.094 0.312 ± 0.124
Ovaries g 0.144 ± 0.030 0.147 ± 0.010 0.147 ± 0.015 0.142 ± 0.030
% 0.0509 ± 0.0113 0.0505 ± 0.0074 0.0504 ± 0.0065 0.0480 ± 0.0095
Adrenals g 0.094 ± 0.011 0.094 ± 0.012 0.085 ± 0.011 0.091 ± 0.012
% 0.0333 ± 0.0041 0.0321 ± 0.0031 0.0289 ± 0.0034 0.0307 ± 0.0039

Values are mean ± S.D.

p < 0.05.

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p < 0.01.