Table 1.

Relative organ weights of Sprague-Dawley rats orally treated with phthalate esters for 2 weeks

	Thyroid	Lung	Thymus	Heart	Liver	Spleen	Kidney (paired)	Adrenal (paired)	Testis (paired)	Epididymis (paired)
CONa	0.006 ± 0.001	0.58 ± 0.26	0.20 ± 0.07	0.37 ± 0.01	2.84 ± 0.07	0.26 ± 0.03	0.38 ± 0.02	0.010 ± 0.003	0.759 ± 0.084	0.103 ± 0.012
DEHP	0.006 ± 0.002	0.55 ± 0.05	0.25 ± 0.04	0.41 ± 0.05	4.45 ± 0.39**	0.29 ± 0.03	0.40 ± 0.02	0.010 ± 0.003	0.676 ± 0.065*	0.104 ± 0.013
DBP	0.007 ± 0.001	0.49 ± 0.04	0.19 ± 0.04	0.39 ± 0.04	3.19 ± 0.15*	0.27 ± 0.02	0.37 ± 0.01	0.013 ± 0.003	0.672 ± 0.044	0.107 ± 0.009
DnOP	0.007 ± 0.002	0.50 ± 0.03	0.25 ± 0.05	0.39 ± 0.03	3.32 ± 0.32*	0.26 ± 0.03	0.38 ± 0.02	0.009 ± 0.003	0.627 ± 0.050*	0.103 ± 0.015
DEP	0.007 ± 0.002	0.52 ± 0.06	0.22 ± 0.02	0.40 ± 0.06	3.13 ± 0.15	0.29 ± 0.03	0.38 ± 0.03	0.010 ± 0.002	0.635 ± 0.020	0.103 ± 0.007
BBP	0.006 ± 0.002	0.59 ± 0.07	0.19 ± 0.08	0.40 ± 0.02	3.14 ± 0.22	0.29 ± 0.03	0.40 ± 0.03	0.012 ± 0.003	0.700 ± 0.021	0.112 ± 0.015
DMP	0.007 ± 0.002	0.48 ± 0.06	0.21 ± 0.02	0.39 ± 0.03	2.79 ± 0.11	0.25 ± 0.03	0.37 ± 0.03	0.011 ± 0.003	0.739 ± 0.061	0.111 ± 0.011
DIDP	0.008 ± 0.002	0.53 ± 0.04	0.22 ± 0.02	0.43 ± 0.10	3.69 ± 0.46**	0.28 ± 0.02	0.39 ± 0.02	0.009 ± 0.002	0.623 ± 0.074*	0.101 ± 0.005
DUP	0.006 ± 0.002	0.52 ± 0.06	0.24 ± 0.05	0.38 ± 0.03	3.19 ± 0.17	0.26 ± 0.02	0.37 ± 0.01	0.009 ± 0.001	0.630 ± 0.040*	0.099 ± 0.005
DINP	0.006 ± 0.001	0.50 ± 0.06	0.17 ± 0.09	0.39 ± 0.04	3.32 ± 0.13	0.27 ± 0.03	0.39 ± 0.02	0.011 ± 0.001	0.652 ± 0.057	0.116 ± 0.008
MEHP	0.005 ± 0.002	0.54 ± 0.10	0.12 ± 0.07*	0.46 ± 0.03	3.48 ± 0.43*	0.24 ± 0.05	0.39 ± 0.03	0.014 ± 0.004	0.678 ± 0.069	0.104 ± 0.015
MBuP	0.006 ± 0.001	0.61 ± 0.04	0.14± 0.10	0.38 ± 0.05	3.14 ± 0.27	0.25 ± 0.03	0.40 ± 0.02	0.012 ± 0.002	0.672 ± 0.060	0.106 ± 0.016
MBeP	0.007 ± 0.004	0.46 ± 0.02	0.21 ± 0.03	0.38 ± 0.04	2.54 ± 1.16	0.24 ± 0.02	0.40 ± 0.02	0.010 ± 0.002	0.694 ± 0.061	0.111 ± 0.012
MEP	0.007 ± 0.001	0.57 ± 0.16	0.19 ± 0.02	0.39 ± 0.03	2.69 ± 0.23	0.27 ± 0.02	0.35 ± 0.02	0.012 ± 0.002	0.745 ± 0.055	0.120 ± 0.019
MMP	0.006 ± 0.000	0.47 ± 0.05	0.23 ± 0.06	0.37 ± 0.03	2.86 ± 0.18	0.25 ± 0.05	0.37 ± 0.03	0.010 ± 0.001	0.665 ± 0.079	0.103 ± 0.014
PA	0.007 ± 0.000	0.55 ± 0.11	0.17 ± 0.04	0.38 ± 0.03	2.90 ± 0.29	0.24 ± 0.05	0.39 ± 0.02	0.012 ± 0.001	0.737 ± 0.052	0.114 ± 0.010

Data are means ± SD (n = 6 animals) .

^aTreated with corn oil.

^*Significantly different from the control group at P < 0.05.

^**Significantly different from the control group at P<0.01.