TABLE 2.
Absolute Hepatic Tissue Levels (in pg/g or ppt per wet weight) for TCDD-, PCB126-, and TCDF-Treated Samples and Vehicle Controls Measured by HRGC/HRMS
| Absolute hepatic tissue levels (in pg/g or ppt per wet weight) |
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| Dose (μg/kg) | TCDD | PCB126 | TCDF |
| Vehicle (sesame oil) | 1.00 × 102 ± 9.84 × 101 | 1.22 × 103 ± 1.98 × 103 | 1.05 × 103 ± 1.68 × 103 |
| 0.001 | 2.07 × 102 ± 2.39 × 102 | — | — |
| 0.01 | 8.83 × 101 ± 7.12 × 101 | — | — |
| 0.03 | 1.09 × 102 ± 1.29 × 101 | — | — |
| 0.1 | 3.10 × 102 ± 2.06 × 101 | — | — |
| 0.3 | 1.08 × 103 ± 2.21 × 102 | — | — |
| 1 | 6.73 × 103 ± 2.21 × 103 | 8.66 × 103 ± 2.58 × 103 | 4.79 × 103 ± 1.56 × 103 |
| 3 | 1.90 × 104 ± 4.85 × 103 | 2.72 × 104 ± 9.24 × 103 | 1.88 × 104 ± 1.70 × 103 |
| 10 | 8.70 × 104 ± 2.78 × 104 | 6.08 × 104 ± 1.23 × 104 | 5.81 × 104 ± 6.36 × 103 |
| 30 | 2.25 × 105 ± 1.06 × 104 | 2.89 × 105 ± 2.72 × 104 | 1.80 × 105 ± 3.81 × 104 |
| 100 | 4.75 × 105 ± 5.08 × 104 | 8.39 × 105 ± 2.06 × 105 | 6.81 × 105 ± 2.24 × 105 |
| 300 | 1.52 × 106 ± 3.07 × 105 | 2.29 × 106 ± 4.92 × 105 | 1.29 × 106 ± 3.52 × 105 |
| 1000 | — | 6.41 × 106 ± 1.95 × 106 | 2.96 × 106 ± 4.66 × 105 |
| 3000 | — | 1.25 × 107 ± 1.01 × 106 | 6.63 × 106 ± 4.05 × 105 |
Note. The values represent mean ± SD of at least three independent replicates.