Table 2.

Acute effects of benzo[a]pyrene on CAT activity (mean ± SD, n = 10).

Group	Time	Liver	Lung	Kidney	Stomach	Brain
Control	24	72.8 ± 8.10	14.36 ± 1.17	39.95 ± 4.62	12.83 ± 1.96	10.05 ± 1.12
12.5 mg/kg	24	98.7 ± 9.73c	20.46 ± 1.96c	58.02 ± 12.65c	21.32 ± 2.82c	18.13 ± 1.71c
25 mg/kg	24	96.23 ± 4.54c	18.17 ± 1.47c	56.74 ± 13.86b	19.45 ± 2.79c	16.62 ± 1.21c
50 mg/kg	24	92.52 ± 5.21c	16.08 ± 1.43b	53.27 ± 8.01c	16.28 ± 2.49b	15.52 ± 1.86c
100 mg/kg	24	90.26 ± 6.19c	15.12 ± 1.55	50.11 ± 12.13a	15.53 ± 2.66a	14.86 ± 1.23c
Control	48	73.4 ± 8.25	13.68 ± 1.25	38.72 ± 4.23	12.26 ± 1.67	11.21 ± 1.16
12.5 mg/kg	48	96.13 ± 8.65c	17.85 ± 2.21c	53.22 ± 13.24b	19.62 ± 2.91c	16.1 ± 1.21c
25 mg/kg	48	91.13 ± 7.26c	16.70 ± 1.23c	51.58 ± 14.80a	17.48 ± 2.25c	14.47 ± 1.76c
50 mg/kg	48	88.22 ± 6.65c	15.13 ± 1.42a	50.28 ± 12.01a	15.36 ± 2.17b	13.02 ± 1.20b
100 mg/kg	48	86.85 ± 7.36b	14.63 ± 1.69	46.81 ± 11.14a	15.09 ± 2.35b	12.65 ± 1.25a
Control	72	72.8 ± 8.16	12.35 ± 1.32	37.67 ± 4.55	11.87 ± 1.85	11.64 ± 1.28
12.5 mg/kg	72	94.03 ± 6.13c	14.62 ± 2.02b	50.87 ± 14.91a	16.01 ± 2.81b	15.30 ± 1.20c
25 mg/kg	72	88.02 ± 5.63c	13.84 ± 1.08a	47.38 ± 7.98b	14.38 ± 2.01b	12.55 ± 1.69
50 mg/kg	72	85.21 ± 7.73b	13.11 ± 1.86	45.82 ± 7.44b	13.15 ± 2.53	12.02 ± 1.53
100 mg/kg	72	82.45 ± 6.16b	12.66 ± 1.15	42.79 ± 9.55	12.68 ± 2.63	11.55 ± 1.32

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.

^cP < 0.001 between the corresponding control and B[a]P treatment groups, respectively.