Table 2.
Organ/body weight coefficients of rats after treatment with different heavy metal compositions.
| Group | Organ/Body Weight Coefficients (% Weight) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart | Liver | Spleen | Lung | Kidney | Brain | Testis | |
| Con | 0.38 ± 0.01 | 3.56 ± 0.08 | 0.18 ± 0.01 | 0.41 ± 0.01 | 0.75 ± 0.01 | 0.48 ± 0.02 | 0.70 ± 0.02 |
| M8 | 0.39 ± 0.03 | 3.49 ± 0.05 | 0.19 ± 0.01 | 0.46 ± 0.01 * | 0.77 ± 0.04 | 0.50 ± 0.02 | 0.75 ± 0.05 |
| M4A | 0.40 ± 0.02 | 3.46 ± 0.09 | 0.19 ± 0.01 | 0.44 ± 0.02 | 0.74 ± 0.03 | 0.49 ± 0.02 | 0.73 ± 0.05 |
| M5 | 0.37 ± 0.01 | 3.64 ± 0.05 | 0.19 ± 0.01 | 0.44 ± 0.01 | 0.79 ± 0.01 | 0.50 ± 0.01 | 0.76 ± 0.03 |
| Cr | 0.41 ± 0.02 | 3.61 ± 0.09 | 0.21 ± 0.01 * | 0.45 ± 0.01 | 0.76 ± 0.02 | 0.48 ± 0.01 | 0.78 ± 0.03 |
| M4B | 0.41 ± 0.02 | 3.62 ± 0.09 | 0.22 ± 0.01 * | 0.52 ± 0.02 * | 0.82 ± 0.01 * | 0.56 ± 0.02 * | 0.87 ± 0.03 * |
| M3 | 0.38 ± 0.01 | 3.51 ± 0.06 | 0.19 ± 0.01 | 0.47 ± 0.01 * | 0.75 ± 0.02 | 0.46 ± 0.02 | 0.74 ± 0.02 |
| Cu | 0.38 ± 0.02 | 3.54 ± 0.07 | 0.19 ± 0.01 | 0.44 ± 0.01 | 0.75 ± 0.02 | 0.48 ± 0.01 | 0.77 ± 0.02 |
| Zn | 0.41 ± 0.02 | 3.68 ± 0.06 | 0.18 ± 0.01 | 0.43 ± 0.02 | 0.78 ± 0.02 | 0.47 ± 0.01 | 0.72 ± 0.03 |
| Mn | 0.39 ± 0.02 | 3.49 ± 0.06 | 0.18 ± 0.01 | 0.43 ± 0.01 | 0.75 ± 0.03 | 0.47 ± 0.01 | 0.71 ± 0.01 |
Notes: Results given as mean ± SD (* p < 0.05 vs. control). Abbreviations: Con, control; M8: the mixture of eight common metals (Pb + Cd + Hg + Cu + Zn + Mn + Cr + Ni); M5: the mixture of five non-essential metals (Pb + Hg + Cd + Ni + Cr); M4A: the mixture of four non-essential metals (Pb + Hg + Cd + Ni); M4B: the mixture of three essential metals and one non-essential metal (Cu + Zn + Mn + Cr); M3: the mixture of three essential metals (Cu + Zn + Mn); Cr, chromium; Cu, copper; Zn zinc; Mn, manganese.