Table 2.
Drinking Water Fluoride Levels |
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Strains | Control | Low [F] | High [F] | |
Intake | ||||
Food | A/JA | 14.76 ± 0.15ab* | 14.38 ± 0.24a | 15.28 ± 0.28b |
129P3/JB | 11.45 ± 0.19a | 11.72 ± 0.17a | 11.73 ± 0.16a | |
Water | A/J | NoneaA | 85.29 ± 4.41bA | 345.48 ± 6.06cA |
129P3/J | NoneaA | 78.62 ± 1.68bA | 378.74 ± 7.70cB | |
Total | A/J | 14.76 ± 0.15aA | 99.67 ± 4.49bA | 360.77 ± 6.15cA |
129P3/J | 11.45 ± 0.19aA | 90.34 ± 1.73bA | 390.47 ± 7.73cB | |
Excretion | ||||
Feces | A/J | 6.39 ± 0.30aA | 31.08 ± 1.37bA | 129.64 ± 4.09cA |
129P3/J | 4.70 ± 0.13aA | 32.75 ± 1.01bA | 145.57 ± 7.51cB | |
Urine | A/J | 2.28 ± 0.14aA | 23.03 ± 2.26bA | 106.08 ± 5.46cA |
129P3/J | 1.30 ± 0.10aA | 6.91 ± 1.20aB | 72.80 ± 5.59bB | |
Total | A/J | 8.67 ± 0.37aA | 54.11 ± 2.75bA | 235.73 ± 6.60cA |
129P3/J | 6.00 ± 0.16aA | 39.67 ± 1.56bB | 218.37 ± 8.81cB | |
Absorption | A/JA | 8.36 ± 0.29a | 68.58 ± 4.40b | 231.12 ± 5.93c |
129P3/JA | 6.75 ± 0.20a | 57.59 ± 1.22b | 244.90 ± 9.34c | |
Absorption | ||||
(%) | A/JA | 56.7 ± 1.93a | 68.0 ± 1.59b | 64.0 ± 1.10b |
129P3/JA | 58.8 ± 1.21a | 63.8 ± 0.79a | 62.6 ± 1.87a | |
Retention | A/J | 6.08 ± 0.33aA | 45.56 ± 3.01bA | 125.04 ± 6.43cA |
129P3/J | 5.45 ± 0.21aA | 50.67 ± 1.97bA | 172.10 ± 8.49cB | |
Retention | ||||
(%) | A/JA | 41.3 ± 2.29a | 45.4 ± 1.80a | 34.6 ± 1.65b |
129P3/JB | 47.4 ± 1.52a | 56.0 ± 1.74b | 44.0 ± 1.96a |
Mean ± SE (n = 21). Unit: µg/48 hrs/cage (2 mice/cage). Distinct uppercase superscripts indicate significant differences between the strains. Distinct lowercase superscripts indicate significant differences among the treatments.