Table 3.
Changes in Body Length, Weight, and Stage in Xenopus Tadpoles Before and After UOG Treatment
| Before Treatment |
After Treatment |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measurement | Vehicle Control | 0.1 µg/l | 1 µg/l | 5 µg/l | 10 µg/l | Vehicle Control | 0.1 µg/l | 1 µg/l | 5 µg/l | 10 µg/l |
| Weight (mg) | 279 ± 10 | 273 ± 10 | 254 ± 11 | 259 ± 16 | 293 ± 18 | 353 ± 17 | 346 ± 10 | 317 ± 11 | 275 ± 16 | 432 ± 180.05* |
| Stage | 52 ± 1 | 52 ± 1.0 | 52 ± 1 | 52 ± 1 | 52 ± 1.0 | 54 ± 1.0 | 54 ± 1 | 54 ± 1 | 54 ± 1 | 56 ± 10.05* |
| Size H-T (mm) | 38 ± 1 | 39 ± 1.0 | 38 ± 1 | N/A | 38 ± 1 | 40 ± 1.0 | 43 ± 1 | 39 ± 1 | N/A | 44 ± 1 |
| Size H-B (mm) | 12.9 ± 0.3 | 12.5 ± 0.3 | 12.2 ± 0.03 | N/A | 12.4 ± 0.3 | 12.9 ± 0.3 | 12.4 ± 0.3 | 12.1 ± 0.03 | N/A | 13.4 ± 0.3 |
| Size H (mm) | 7.9 ± 0.2 | 7.7 ± 0.2 | 7.5 ± 0.2 | N/A | 7.8 ± 0.2 | 7.9 ± 0.2 | 7.4 ± 0.2 | 7.3 ± 0.2 | N/A | 7.8 ± 0.2 |
Body length (mm), weight (mg), and stage from tadpoles before treatment or after treatment with 0.2% EtOH (n = 31–85 animals per group), 0.1 µg/l (n = 31–85 animals per group), 1 µg/l (n = 30–85 animals per group), 5 µg/l (n = 13–20 animals per group), or 10 µg/l (n = 17–48 animals per group) of UOG mixture for 3 weeks. p value determined—between vehicle control and treated animals. Abbreviations: H-T, length head to tail; H-B, length head to belly; H, head width; N/A, no data. *Significant.