Table 1.

Body weight, femoral weight, femoral length and cortical bone thickness in adult male rats subchronic exposed to 5 mg of Na₂SeO₃/L in drinking water for 90 days (Se group) and control rats

Group	N	Body weight (g)	Femoral weight (g)	Femoral length (cm)	Cortical bone thickness (mm)
Control	10	405.0 ± 52.7	1.05 ± 0.17	3.94 ± 0.09	0.572±0.054
Se	10	352.5 ± 37.1	1.07 ± 0.11	3.74 ± 0.07	0.528±0.051
T-test		P < 0.05	NS	P < 0.05	P < 0.05

N: number of rats, NS: non-significant changes.