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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Sep 21.
Published in final edited form as: J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2018 Sep 21;81(20):1041–1057. doi: 10.1080/15287394.2018.1521320

Table 5.

Concentrations of metals (mg/kg) in bone.

Femur Tibia
Pb Cd Pb Cd
Treatment Group N Avg SD Avg SD Avg SD Avg SD
Control 5 0.16* 0.14 ND** - 0.16 0.06 ND -
3 mM Pb 12 287 45 ND^ - 216 51 ND -
300 μM Cd 11 0.13^^ 0.01 0.27 0.03 0.18 0.04 0.23 0.03
300 μM Cd + 3 mM Pb 9 236 24 0.26 0.02 207 23 0.21 0.02
*

All five samples run in control groups showed levels of Pb were detectable and above the limit of detection of 0.05 mg/kg

**

All five samples in control groups showed levels of Cd were below the limit of detection of 0.05 mg/kg.

^

Two femur and tibia samples run in Pb treatment groups showed levels of Cd were below the limit of detection of 0.05 mg/kg. Results were similar to control levels.

^^

Two femur and tibia samples run in Cd treatment groups showed levels of Pb were detectable and above the limit of detection of 0.05 mg/kg. Results were similar to control levels.