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. 2016 Oct 5;6:34700. doi: 10.1038/srep34700

Table 2. Feeding trial for the absorbed cyanide converted to thiocyanate(SCN) in giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

Panda numbers Daily urine output (Mean ± SD, L) Urinary SCN concentration (Mean ± SD, mmol/L) Daily SCN discharged in urine (Mean ± SD, mmol) Daily cyanide (CN) absorption (Mean ± SD, mmol) The rate of cyanide (CN) converted to SCN(Mean ± SD, %)
n = 20 3.0 ± 0.9 (1.8 ~ 5.0) 0.60 ± 0.27 (0.36 ~ 1.0) 1.82 ± 0.39 (1.06 ~ 2.92) 2.28 ± 0.47 (1.40 ~ 3.58) 79.7 ± 0.02 (75 ~ 83)