Table 2.
Cadmium concentrations in mouse kidney, liver, and femur when mice were supplied with contaminated rice or Cd-amended mouse chow for 10 days (µg kg−1 FW, mean ± SD, n = 3).
| Treatments | Kidney | Liver | Femur |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | 4.90 ± 3.1d | 3.5 ± 0.3c | 1.6 ± 0.2a |
| Chow 1 | 22.5 ± 0.8d | 15.7 ± 0.6c | 1.0 ± 0.1a |
| Chow 2 | 62.8 ± 2.5c | 57.3 ± 4.1b | 4.7 ± 1.9a |
| Rice 1 | 106.8 ± 6.1b | 84.4 ± 13.7b | 2.9 ± 0.3a |
| Rice 2 | 290.7 ± 11.9a | 218.5 ± 12.3a | 3.1 ± 0.2a |
Mouse chow was amended with Cd chloride: Control: 0.1 mg Cd kg−1; Chow 1: 0.99 mg Cd kg−1; and Chow 2: 3.64 mg Cd kg−1. Contaminated rice purchased from farmers’ markets: Rice 1: 1.26 mg kg−1; Rice 2: 3.65 Cd mg kg−1. Values with different letters within the same organ indicate significant difference at p < 0.01 based on the least significant difference (LSD) test.