Table 3.
DMH-induced colon tumor burden in Male Sprague Dawley rats fed Vanadium (0.5 ppm) ad libitum through drinking water
| Group | Number of rats/group | Mean colonic length (cm) (Y) |
Mean colon tumor burden (sum of the tumor size, mean ± SD) (cm) |
X/Y | ||
| Adenoma | Carcinoma | All neoplasia (X) | ||||
| A | 10 | 24 | - | - | - | - |
| B | 10 | 24 | 3.67 ± 3.2b | 5.96 ± 9.7 | 9.56 ± 12.05 | 0.39 |
| C | 10 | 22 | 0.87 ± 1.6 | 1.19 ± 2.9 | 1.92 ± 2.93a | 0.08 |
| D | 10 | 20 | - | - | - | - |
P < 0.05 vs Group B by Student’s t-test.