Table 3.
Effects of oral treatment with quercetin on nucleic acid contents in hepatic tissues of rats fed AFs-contaminated diet for 3 weeks.
| Treatments | DNA (mg/g) | RNA (mg/g) |
|---|---|---|
| Control | 0.356 ± 0.012a | 0.189 ± 0.003a |
| AFs | 0.170 ± 0.013b | 0.109 ± 0.006b |
| QL | 0.382 ± 0.015a | 0.157 ± 0.009c |
| QH | 0.308 ± 0.027a | 0.187 ± 0.006a |
| AFs + QL | 0.220 ± 0.011c | 0.141 ± 0.010c |
| AFs + QH | 0.277 ± 0.012c | 0.190 ± 0.020a |
Data are expressed as mean ± SE; n = 8.
Within each column, means superscripts with different letters are significantly different at P < 0.05 compared to the control group (a), AFs-treated group (b) and quercetin-treated groups (c and d).