Table 3.
Organic (% CO), nonorganic (% CNO) content and ash weight to dry weight ratio (AW/DR) femur of male pups from control females and pups from females exposed to Cd and/or Zn during gestation and lactation.
| Groups | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Cd | Zn | Cd+Zn | ||
| PND21 | % CO | 22.58 ± 2.39 | 22.40 ± 2.36 | 22.04 ± 2.38 | 22.28 ± 2.11 |
| % CNO | 5.37 ± 1.08 | 6.64 ± 1.47 | 5.42 ± 1.11 | 6.09 ± 0.76 | |
| AW/DR | 0.19 ± 0.02 | 0.22 ± 0.02 | 0.21 ± 0.03 | 0.21 ± 0.008 | |
| PND70 | % CO | 25.22 ± 3.07 | 25.75 ± 4.02 | 28.82 ± 1.01 | 26.81 ± 1.49 |
| % CNO | 23.56 ± 3.73 | 21.94 ± 3.57 | 22.59 ± 1.38 | 24.48 ± 2.33 | |
| AW/DR | 0.48 ± 0.05 | 0.46 ± 0.06 | 0.44 ± 0.01 | 0.46 ± 0.02 | |
Means ± SEM from six samples in each groups. No significant differences have been observed between the four groups at PND 21 and PND70.