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. 2017 Apr 7;12(4):e0175398. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0175398

Table 2. The influence of L. plantarum CCFM639 on levels of trace elements in the livers and brains of mice.

Group	Mean concn (μg/g of wet tissue)
Group	Fe	Ca	Zn	Mg	Cu
Liver
Control	74.92 ± 1.48^a	84.32 ± 2.00^a	34.63 ± 0.89^a	411.68 ± 12.35^a	4.68 ± 0.16^a
Al only	64.94 ± 1.58^b	82.03 ± 1.68^a	38.78 ± 1.04^b	397.21 ± 10.03^a	5.71 ± 0.23^b
Al + living 639	70.84 ± 1.10^a ^b	83.91 ± 1.66^a	35.86 ± 1.24^a ^b	405.35 ± 8.90^a	5.13 ± 0.12^a ^b
Al + dead 639	68.79 ± 1.19^a ^b	82.92 ± 2.14^a	36.06 ± 1.52^a ^b	396.87 ± 6.81^a	5.47 ± 0.11^b
Brain
Control	21.92 ± 0.59^a	30.32 ± 2.37^a	16.63 ± 0.73^a	311.68 ± 6.78^a	5.98 ± 0.15^a
Al only	19.14 ± 0.47^b	32.03 ± 2.15^a	19.78 ± 0.76^b	331.21 ± 8.64^a	5.82 ± 0.20^a
Al + living 639	21.01 ± 0.38^a	31.91 ± 1.66^a	17.86 ± 0.61^a ^b	319.35 ± 8.03^a	5.87 ± 0.24^a
Al + dead 639	20.45 ± 0.56^a ^b	31.92 ± 1.98^a	18.66 ± 0.68^a ^b	323.87 ± 5.74^a	5.53 ± 0.27^a

Data are mean ± SEM with ten mice in each group.

^a,bThe letters a and b indicate statistically significant differences (p < 0.05) among different groups.