Table 1.
Mineral concentrations (μg/g) | |||
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Mineral (RI) | Control liver | Test liver | Test HCC |
Zinc (75‐225 μg/g) | 151.5† | 132.1*, † | 93.8* |
(117.1‐184.5) | (108.6‐163.2) | (72.2‐134.3) | |
Selenium (1.5‐4.3 μg/g) | 2.1 | 2.0* | 1.3* |
(1.8‐2.5) | (1.6‐2.4) | (1.1‐1.7) | |
Iron (500‐4150 μg/g) | 1691 | 1716* | 947* |
(1019‐2441) | (1003‐2473) | (563‐1463) |
Note: Values represent the median concentrations (μg/g) for each mineral, and the IQR is provided in parentheses. Control liver, hepatic tissue from the control population dogs; Test liver, non‐neoplastic hepatic tissue from the test population dogs; Test HCC, neoplastic tissue from test population dogs.
Abbreviation: HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; RI, reference interval.
P < .001.
P = .03.