Table 2.
PCB126 and 153 levels in serum, lung, liver and mammary tissue adjusted for serum or tissue wet weight.
| Treatment group | Levels (ng/g serum or tissue) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serum |
Lung |
Liver |
Mammarya |
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| PCB126 | PCB153 | PCB126 | PCB153 | PCB126 | PCB153 | PCB126 | PCB153 | |
| Sham (15 d) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. |
| PCB153 (15 d) | n.d. | 150 ± 20 | n.d. | 1600 ± 760 | n.d. | 930 ± 80 | n.d. | 7150 |
| PCB126 (15 d) | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 860 ± 110 | n.d. | 120 | n.d. |
| PCB126 + PCB153 (6 d) | n.d. | 170 ± 20 | n.d. | 1400 ± 160 | 780 ± 80 | 1350 ± 260 | 80 | 12,000 |
| PCB126 + PCB153 (15 d) | n.d. | 220 ± 30 | n.d. | 1200 ± 290 | 1200 ± 160 | 1700 ± 310 | 110 | 4200 |
| PCB126 + PCB153 (45 d) | n.d. | 170 ± 30 | n.d. | 850 ± 130 | 1000 ± 170 | 1350 ± 310 | 140 | 4600 |
Data shown is average ± SD of four animals.
a
Pooled samples from four animals were used for this analysis, therefore a single value is provided without SD; n.d. = samples were below the respective detection limit.