Table 3.
Weights (g) of liver and gastrointestinal tract after 1 or 2 doses of tribromoethanol, vehicle, or sterile water
| Parameter | Treatment* | n | Median(range) |
| Liver | 1Tribromoethanol | 10 | 0.85 (0.70—1.00)b |
| 2Tribromoethanol | 10 | 1.10 (0.80—1.40)a | |
| 1Vehicle | 10 | 0.90 (0.90—1.20)a,b | |
| 2Vehicle | 10 | 1.15 (1.00—1.40)a,b | |
| 1Water | 10 | 1.05 (0.90—1.20)a | |
| 2Water | 10 | 1.20 (0.90—1.30)a | |
| 1Untreated | 3 | 1.20 (0.90—1.30)a,b | |
| 2Untreated | 5 | 1.20 (1.10—1.40)a,b | |
| Gastrointestinal tract | 1Tribromoethanol | 10 | 2.15 (2.00—2.60)c |
| 2Tribromoethanol | 10 | 2.60 (2.00—3.10)b,c | |
| 1Vehicle | 10 | 2.40 (2.20—2.70)b,c | |
| 2Vehicle | 10 | 2.75 (2.60—3.30)b,c | |
| 1Water | 10 | 2.75 (2.30—3.20)a,b | |
| 2Water | 10 | 3.00 (2.50—22.2)a | |
| 1Untreated | 3 | 2.80 (2.40—2.90)a,b,c | |
| 2Untreated | 5 | 3.00 (2.50—3.40)a,b,c |
Mice in that each received a single dose of tribromoethanol (or control) were euthanized on day 4; those that received 2 doses were euthanized on day 11.
Within each parameter, values with different superscript letters are significantly (P < 0.05) different.