Table 1.
Effect of long-term Al feeding on the total phospholipid and cholesterol content of myelin membrane in the rat brain.
| Animals | TPL (μg/mg protein) | CHL (μg/mg protein) | TPL/CHL (mole : mole) |
| Control(6) | 1357.4 ± 136.4 | 785.1 ± 36.5 | 0.86 ± 0.07 |
| Al-fed(8) | 824.7 ± 95.8* | 1222.1 ± 104.9** | 0.33 ± 0.04*** |
The rats weighing 100–120 g were given in their diet 100 mg AlCl3 / kg body weight / day for 90–100 days [19,30,33] as described in the text. Results are given as mean ± SEM of the number of observations indicated in the parentheses. * p < 0.01, ** p < 0.005, *** p < 0.001.