Table 1. Effects of in vivo PCB126 intranasal exposure (10 μg/Kg) on biochemical parameters and markers of renal and hepatic function.

Biochemical parameter concentration	Vehicle	PCB126 10 μg/kg
Glycaemia mg/dL	94.60 ± 3.23	87.14 ± 3.21
Triglycerides mg/dL	46.33 ± 2.14	106.2 ± 8.43***
Cholesterol mg/dL	69.60 ± 1.94	88.27 ± 1.62***
High density lipoprotein (HDL) mg/dL	61.22 ± 1.99	69.33 ± 4.618
Very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) mg/dL	11.00 ± 1.18	21.23 ± 1.69***
Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GTT) U/L	5.67 ± 2.14	17.13 ± 1.84**
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) U/L	86.67 ± 6.75	96.28 ± 11.26
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) U/L	43.30 ± 2.34	39.91 ± 6.32
Urea mg/dL	42.64 ± 2.26	49.35 ± 3.17
Creatinine mg/dL	0.6 ± 0.06	1.3 ± 0.08***
Total protein (urine) g/dL	5.75 ± 0.11	6.12 ± 0.12*

^*P < 0.05,

^**P < 0.01,

^***P < 0.001 vs vehicle group. Data represents Mean ± SE, n = 5–6.