Figure 2. Effects of lead exposure and/or spirulina on the 14 day-old rats ((C), (Pb) and (S Pb)) on renal RNA quantity.

NB: A: male; B: female; C: Control rats; Pb: Treated rat with lead; (S Pb): Rat treated with spirulina and intoxicated with lead. Values are expressed as means ± SD for four rats in each group.

One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by Fisher's protected least significant difference (PLSD) as a post hoc test for comparison between groups: Comparison between (Pb) versus C group: *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; ***P < 0.001. Comparison between S Pb group versus Pb group: +P < 0.05; ++P < 0.01; +++P < 0.001