Table 1.
The mineral content in the serum of the examined rats with mammary cancer as compared with the control rats fed with the same diet
| Diets | Copper X ± SD (n) | Iron X ± SD (n) | Calcium X ± SD (n) | Magnesium X ± SD (n) | Zinc X ± SD (n) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diet 1 standard | DMBA+ | 0.80 ± 0.24 (8) | 2.86 ± 0.53 b (8) | 92.2 ± 11.1a (8) | 19.2 ± 1.3 (8) | 1.25 ± 0.1 (7) |
| DMBA− | 0.63 ± 0.16 (6) | 4.86 ± 0.66 (6) | 77.99 ± 4.07 (6) | 18.8 ± 0.85 (6) | 1.27 ± 0.07 (6) | |
| Diet 2 copper | DMBA+ | 2.29 ± 0.36b (7) | 2.58 ± 0.49a (7) | 85.3 ± 4.8a (8) | 18.5 ± 1.5 (8) | 1.18 ± 0.07 (7) |
| DMBA− | 1.02 ± 0.26 (6) | 3.42 ± 0.68 (6) | 77.1 ± 7.2 (6) | 18.9 ± 2.5 (6) | 1.21 ± 0.17 (6) | |
| Diet 3 copper + resveratrol | DMBA+ | 1.73 ± 0.33b (9) | 2.61 ± 0.55b (10) | 86.8 ± 6.9 (9) | 17.8 ± 0.5b (9) | 1.14 0.15b (10) |
| DMBA− | 0.52 ± 0.24 (7) | 5.81 ± 1.61 (7) | 88.2 ± 7.2 (7) | 20.3 ± 1.6 (7) | 1.78 ± 0.38 (7) |
X mean, SD standard deviation, (n) test number
aStatistically significant results of a comparison of the minerals in the serum of the DMBA+ and DMBA− groups of rats receiving the same diet (p < 0.05)
bStatistically significant results of a comparison of the minerals in the serum of the DMBA+ and DMBA− groups of rats receiving the same diet (p < 0.001)