Table 6.

Total serum T3 (ng/dL) and T4 (μg/dL × 10) concentrations in control and DE-71-exposed F0 rats and F1 offspring^†

Animal group	T3 Control	T3 DE-71	T4 Control	T4 DE-71
F0 mother Day 14.5 pregnancy	61.4 ± 5.1 n = 5	62.4 ± 4.7 n = 5	28.5 ± 2.5 n = 5	25.6 ± 5.7 n = 5
F0 mother Day 21 lactation	70.3 ± 6.9 n = 4	55.3 ± 12.4 n = 3	40.3 ± 1.8 n = 4	46.7 ± 6.6 n = 3
F1 female Day 21	81.7 ± 11.1 n = 4	89.7 ± 2.2 n = 3	39.5 ± 3.6 n = 4	32.7 ± 1.3 n = 3
F1 male Day 21	94.8 ± 5.1 n = 4	91.3 ± 3.7 n = 3	40.3 ± 3.6 n = 4	40.3 ± 3.5 n = 3
F1 mother Day 14.5 pregnancy	57.0 ± 4.9 n = 4	84.8 ± 3.0** n = 4‡	30.5 ± 0.6 n = 4	38.0 ± 2.1* n = 4‡
F1 female 5 months	89.2 ± 3.6 n = 5	83.6 ± 4.9 n = 9	36.2 ± 3.0 n = 5	37.1 ± 2.2 n = 9
F1 male 5 months	83.6 ± 3.4 n = 5	75.4 ± 4.8 n = 5	45.6 ± 5.2 n = 5	51.6 ± 2.4 n = 5

BW, body weight

^†Values are means ± SEM

^‡There was insufficient serum collected to assay T3 and T4 in two of the six rats in this group

^*P = 0.013,

^**P = 0.003 compared to control group