Table 3.

Albumin, LDH and inflammatory cytokine levels in the BAL fluid of male Sprague-Dawley rats exposed to carbon black for 13 weeks

Values are presented as mean±SD.

LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; IL, interleukin; TNF, Tumor necrosis factor; INF, Interferon.

Statistical significance was determined (standard deviation) by ANOVA followed by Duncan's post hoc test (p<0.05).

There were no statistically significant differences between the control group and the three carbon black exposure groups.