Table 1.
Summarized histometric changes in spleens, thymuses, adrenal glands, and sub-iliac lymph nodes of the mice exposed to different concentrations of phenol
| Spleen | Adrenal gland | Thymus | Lymph node | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters/Groups | SCT (μm) | GCD (μm) | MC/UA | GLT (μm) | FLT (μm) | RLT (μm) | MT (μm) | TCT (μm) | TMD (μm) | TCD (μm) | LCT (μm) | LFD (μm) |
| Control | 4.2 ± 1.3 | 67.6 ± 8.7 | 2.3 ± 0.60 | 98 ± 1.3 | 98 ± 3.1 | 82.3 ± 2.9 | 51.1 ± 5.7 | 18.4 ± 6.3 | 51.4 ± 1.1 | 78.8 ± 9.8 | 14.2 ± 1.3 | 74.6 ± 9.0 |
| 80 | 7.0 ± 3.7 | 43.9 ± 1.7 | 5.0 ± 1 | 96 ± 2.4 | 102 ± 6 | 71.6 ± 9.1 | 50.1 ± 5.6 | 18.5 ± 2.7 | 45.7 ± 1.6 | 41.7 ± 1.2 | 13.1 ± 1.6 | 40.2 ± 6.2 |
| 180 | 4.2 ± 1.3 | 37.7 ± 5.4 | 6.0 ± 1.7 | 81 ± 1.3 | 96.8 ± 8.7 | 81.1 ± 8.7 | 54.1 ± 0.80 | 18.6 ± 3.9 | 45.4 ± 8.6 | 40.1 ± 6.0 | 12.8 ± 2.1 | 34.8 ± 2.9 |
| 320 | 8.1 ± 3.7 | 39.0 ± 5.6 | 8.7 ± 0.60 | 89 ± 3.2 | 108 ± 4.9 | 102 ± 7.5 | 51.7 ± 4.8 | 17.1 ± 5.8 | 44.6 ± 1.3 | 51.2 ± 1.9 | 13.4 ± 1.5 | 35.7 ± 1.6 |
| Significance | – | ** | ** | – | – | ** | – | – | – | ** | – | ** |
SCT splenic capsule-thickness, GCD the diameter of germinal center of the lymphoid follicles, MC/UA megakaryocyte count/unit (1.44 × 104 μm2) tissue area, GLT glomerular layer thickness of adrenal, FLT fascicular layer thickness of adrenal, RLT reticular layer thickness of adrenal, MT medullary layer thickness of adrenal, TCT thymic capsule thickness, TMD thymic medulla diameter, TCD thymic cortex diameter, LCT lymph node capsule thickness, LFD lymph node follicular diameter
*P < 0.05
**P < 0.01