Table 3.
L-BMAA concentrations (μg/g) in brains and livers of mice as detected by UPLC-UV. Each value is the mean of three replicates ± standard deviation. BW: body weight; F: female; M: male. A, B, and E: mice treated (0.03, 0.3, and 3 mg/g BW) groups.
| L-BMAA dose (mg/g BW) | Gender | L-BMAA (µg/g) in brain | L-BMAA (µg/g) in liver |
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| Control (0) | F | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 |
| M | 0.00 ± 0.00 | 0.00 ± 0.00 | |
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| (A) 0.03 | F | 0.06 ± 0.03 | 0.05 ± 0.01 |
| M | 0.28 ± 0.05 | 0.10 ± 0.01 | |
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| (B) 0.30 | F | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 0.14 ± 0.05 |
| M | 1.83 ± 0.69 | 1.15 ± 0.04 | |
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| (E) 3.00 | F | 2.45 ± 0.33 | 1.80 ± 0.09 |
| M | 4.49 ± 0.21 | 2.35 ± 0.30 | |