Table 1.

Lead consumption and blood lead levels in female rats treated with lead (50 mg/l) for 40 and 65 days

	Metal consumption (mg Pb/Kg b.w/day)		Blood lead level (µg/dl)
	Control	Lead	Control	Lead
40 days	-	11.26 ± 0.41 *	1.5 ± 0.26	12.86 ± 0.98 *
65 days	-	8.83 ± 0.27 *,#	1.42 ± 0.31	8.37 ± 0.63 *,#

Values are means±SD for groups consisted of 12–16 rats. Statistically significant differences are indicated

^*P<0.01 compared with control group,

^#P<0.01 compared with (Pb40) group