Table 1.
Changes in body and tissue weights in Wistar rats following daily oral gavage with acetamide.
Dose (mg/kg/day) | Terminal fasting body weight (g) | Liver weight (g) | Relative liver weight (% Body Weight) |
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Experiment A | |||
Males, day 8 | |||
0 | 314.9 ± 8.2 | 9.77 ± 0.37 | 3.10 ± 0.09 |
30 | 316.3 ± 10.0 | 10.17 ± 0.26 | 3.22 ± 0.06 |
100 | 313.7 ± 9.5 | 9.48 ± 0.35 | 3.02 ± 0.07 |
300 | 313.0 ± 9.3 | 9.71 ± 0.49 | 3.10 ± 0.10 |
1000 | 293.7 ± 6.5 | ▼7.29 ± 0.24a | ▼2.48 ± 0.08a |
Experiment B | |||
Males, day 8 | |||
0 | 294.3 ± 13.5 | 9.00 ± 0.50 | 3.06 ± 0.09 |
300 | 298.7 ± 8.1 | 9.23 ± 0.33 | 3.10 ± 0.12 |
500 | 301.9 ± 8.9 | 8.70 ± 0.41 | 2.88 ± 0.08 |
750 | 301.3 ± 6.7 | 9.00 ± 0.33 | 2.99 ± 0.07 |
1000 | 305.4 ± 10.1 | 8.98 ± 0.37 | 2.94 ± 0.07 |
1500 | 295.7 ± 6.3 | 8.04 ± 0.31 | ▼2.72 ± 0.06a |
Males, day 29 | |||
0 | 389.8 ± 9.1 | 11.23 ± 0.57 | 2.88 ± 0.10 |
300 | 384.7 ± 14.0 | 11.44 ± 0.45 | 2.98 ± 0.09 |
500 | 375.6 ± 12.4 | 10.76 ± 0.52 | 2.86 ± 0.09 |
750 | 379.2 ± 14.9 | 10.67 ± 0.51 | 2.81 ± 0.07 |
1000 | 383.8 ± 14.1 | 9.86 ± 0.43 | 2.57 ± 0.09 |
1500 | 362.3 ± 10.5 | 9.89 ± 0.34 | 2.73 ± 0.09 |
Females, day 8 | |||
0 | 207.6 ± 4.0 | 6.05 ± 0.27 | 2.91 ± 0.11 |
300 | 210.5 ± 5.7 | 6.18 ± 0.28 | 2.93 ± 0.09 |
500 | 207.3 ± 4.3 | 5.69 ± 0.27 | 2.74 ± 0.09 |
750 | 204.3 ± 4.1 | 5.69 ± 0.18 | 2.78 ± 0.04 |
1000 | 201.0 ± 4.4 | 5.59 ± 0.30 | 2.78 ± 0.12 |
1500 | 202.5 ± 5.1 | 5.92 ± 0.28 | 2.92 ± 0.08 |
Females, day 29 | |||
0 | 245.2 ± 9.7 | 6.46 ± 0.34 | 2.63 ± 0.07 |
300 | 236.2 ± 5.4 | 6.35 ± 0.14 | 2.69 ± 0.07 |
500 | 235.8 ± 9.7 | 6.27 ± 0.26 | 2.66 ± 0.05 |
750 | 234.5 ± 6.4 | 5.90 ± 0.20 | 2.52 ± 0.07 |
1000 | 231.8 ± 7.1 | 5.67 ± 0.17 | 2.45 ± 0.06 |
1500 | 224.8 ± 5.1 | 5.91 ± 0.10 | 2.63 ± 0.05 |
Significant difference (P ≤ .05) compared to vehicle control animals determined by one-way ANOVA and Dunnett's post-hoc test using Provantis.