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. 2012 Dec;28(4):217–224. doi: 10.5487/TR.2012.28.4.217

Table 2.

Absolute and relative organ weights

Day 1 post-exposure Day 7 post-exposure Day 15 post-exposure



Control Treated Control Treated Control Treated

Necropsy body weight 367.91 ± 14.61 359.87 ± 22.81 386.97 ± 27.29 385.48 ± 23.53 415.66 ± 16.32 410.95 ± 26.26
Lung
Absolute   0.46 ± 0.05   0.47 ± 0.04   0.47 ± 0.07   0.47 ± 0.04   0.49 ± 0.05   0.49 ± 0.02
Relative   0.12 ± 0.01   0.13 ± 0.01   0.12 ± 0.01   0.12 ± 0.02   0.12 ± 0.01   0.12 ± 0.01
Liver
Absolute 13.52 ± 1.60 13.11 ± 1.56 13.25 ± 2.79 14.73 ± 1.20 14.28 ± 0.89 14.59 ± 1.26
Relative   3.67±0.43   3.64 ± 0.43   3.42 ± 0.72   3.82 ± 0.31   3.44 ± 0.21   3.55 ± 0.31
Spleen
Absolute   0.79 ± 0.08   0.75 ± 0.11   0.85 ± 0.17   0.94 ± 0.16   1.03 ± 0.05   0.93 ± 0.10
Relative   0.22 ± 0.02   0.21 ± 0.03   0.22 ± 0.04   0.24 ± 0.04   0.25 ± 0.01   0.23 ± 0.02

Note: All values are presented as the mean (g) ± standard deviation for the indicated animal groups.