Table 2.
Mean organ wet weightsa (g/100 g BW) of male F344 rats in a 30-week feeding study of acrylamide.
| Organ weights (g/100 g BW) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 0.5 mg/kg | 1.0 mg/kg | 2.0 mg/kg | |
| Thymus | 0.0338 ± 0.0024 | 0.0361 ± 0.0016 | 0.0346 ± 0.0022 | 0.0400 ± 0.0031 |
| Heart | 0.2564 ± 0.0060 | 0.2495 ± 0.0053 | 0.2621 ± 0.0043 | 0.2636 ± 0.0031 |
| Liver | 3.1436 ± 0.0356 | 3.1858 ± 0.0549 | 3.1278 ± 0.0301 | 3.0849 ± 0.0636 |
| Spleen | 0.1733 ± 0.0027 | 0.1822 ± 0.0041 | 0.1798 ± 0.0031 | 0.1809 ± 0.0022 |
| Pancreas | 0.1989 ± 0.0077 | 0.2098 ± 0.0056 | 0.2205 ± 0.0087 | 0.2231 ± 0.0090 |
| AGb | 0.0102 ± 0.0003 | 0.0099 ± 0.0003 | 0.0102 ± 0.0003 | 0.0103 ± 0.0002 |
| Prostate | 0.0844 ± 0.0071 | 0.0692 ± 0.0037 | 0.0643 ± 0.0050 | 0.0698 ± 0.0055 |
| Testis | 0.7442 ± 0.0177 | 0.7103 ± 0.0373 | 0.7937 ± 0.0257 | 0.7799 ± 0.0303 |
| Epididymis | 0.2028 ± 0.0064 | 0.1894 ± 0.0121 | 0.2097 ± 0.0029 | 0.2001 ± 0.0071 |
Weights expressed as mean wet weights per 100 g body weight ± standard error of the mean. bAG = adrenal glands.