. 2009 Nov;88(11):1054–1058. doi: 10.1177/0022034509347249

Table 2.

Fluoride Intake, Excretion, Absorption, and Retention during the 7 wks of the Metabolic Study

		Drinking Water Fluoride Levels
	Strains	Control	Low [F]	High [F]
Intake
Food	A/J^A	14.76 ± 0.15^ab*	14.38 ± 0.24^a	15.28 ± 0.28^b
	129P3/J^B	11.45 ± 0.19^a	11.72 ± 0.17^a	11.73 ± 0.16^a
Water	A/J	None^aA	85.29 ± 4.41^bA	345.48 ± 6.06^cA
	129P3/J	None^aA	78.62 ± 1.68^bA	378.74 ± 7.70^cB
Total	A/J	14.76 ± 0.15^aA	99.67 ± 4.49^bA	360.77 ± 6.15^cA
	129P3/J	11.45 ± 0.19^aA	90.34 ± 1.73^bA	390.47 ± 7.73^cB
Excretion
Feces	A/J	6.39 ± 0.30^aA	31.08 ± 1.37^bA	129.64 ± 4.09^cA
	129P3/J	4.70 ± 0.13^aA	32.75 ± 1.01^bA	145.57 ± 7.51^cB
Urine	A/J	2.28 ± 0.14^aA	23.03 ± 2.26^bA	106.08 ± 5.46^cA
	129P3/J	1.30 ± 0.10^aA	6.91 ± 1.20^aB	72.80 ± 5.59^bB
Total	A/J	8.67 ± 0.37^aA	54.11 ± 2.75^bA	235.73 ± 6.60^cA
	129P3/J	6.00 ± 0.16^aA	39.67 ± 1.56^bB	218.37 ± 8.81^cB
Absorption	A/J^A	8.36 ± 0.29^a	68.58 ± 4.40^b	231.12 ± 5.93^c
	129P3/J^A	6.75 ± 0.20^a	57.59 ± 1.22^b	244.90 ± 9.34^c
Absorption
(%)	A/J^A	56.7 ± 1.93^a	68.0 ± 1.59^b	64.0 ± 1.10^b
	129P3/J^A	58.8 ± 1.21^a	63.8 ± 0.79^a	62.6 ± 1.87^a
Retention	A/J	6.08 ± 0.33^aA	45.56 ± 3.01^bA	125.04 ± 6.43^cA
	129P3/J	5.45 ± 0.21^aA	50.67 ± 1.97^bA	172.10 ± 8.49^cB
Retention
(%)	A/J^A	41.3 ± 2.29^a	45.4 ± 1.80^a	34.6 ± 1.65^b
	129P3/J^B	47.4 ± 1.52^a	56.0 ± 1.74^b	44.0 ± 1.96^a

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.