Table 4.
Strain | Dose (mg/kg/day) | Adult females with no live pups | Adult females with live pups | Pups (sexes combined) | |||
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n | PFNA (μg/ml) | n | PFNA (μg/ml) | n litters | PFNA (μg/ml) | ||
0 | 14 | 0.067 ± 0.005 | 12 | 0.022 ± 0.004 | 9 | 0.033 ± 0.008 | |
0.83 | 13 | 28.5 ± 1.22a | 10 | 8.91 ± 1.51a | 8 | 9.60 ± 9.37a | |
WT | 1.1 | 26 | 39.7 ± 1.26a | 10 | 23.2 ± 2.57a | 5 | 15.7 ± 1.42a |
1.5 | 23 | 48.4 ± 1.54a | 13 | 21.0 ± 3.01a | 10 | 17.5 ± 1.15a | |
2.0 | 26 | 64.0 ± 2.46a | 11 | 35.3 ± 3.90a | 7 | 25.3 ± 2.70a | |
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0 | 9 | 0.048 ± 0.008 | 16 | 0.016 ± 0.001 | 16 | 0.068 ± 0.027 | |
0.83 | 8 | 38.4 ± 2.34a | 11 | 2.76 ± 0.172a | 12 | 15.2 ± 1.01a | |
KO | 1.1 | 11 | 53.9 ± 2.51a | 13 | 4.17 ± 0.310a | 12 | 19.4 ± 0.69a |
1.5 | 37 | 72.1 ± 2.91a | 8 | 11.8 ± 5.71a | 7 | 26.4 ± 1.39a | |
2.0 | 23 | 83.4 ± 2.93a | 15 | 22.6 ± 5.69a | 12 | 38.4 ± 1.80a |
Values are means ± SEM or litter means ± SEM. Serum was collected from all adult females and from 2 pups per litter at 23 days post dose.
WT: wild type; KO: PPARα knockout.
a Significantly different from control values by P < .0001. See text for more statistical comparisons.