Table 5.

Parameters studied in stressed MT-I* and C57BL/6J

Parameters	Animal models
	str. MT-I*	MT-I*	str.C57BL/6J	C57BL/6J	Inbr. Balb/c
Plasma Zn (μg/dl)	95±8.7	108±6.7	100±6.4	116±9	110±11
A.T. (log−2)	1.3±0.2**	3.2±0.2	2.5±0.2	5.7±0.3	5.2±0.3
T.T. (log−2)	5.0±0.3	5.1±0.3	4.8±0.3	5.6±0.2	5.2±0.2
NK (L.U. 20/107)	15.7±2.0*	30.6±1.8	24.6±2.8	31.8±4.2	31±4
T3 (ng/dl)	75.4±4.2**	95.2±5.7	85.6±4.7	108±6.4	103±6.1
T4 (μg/dl)	4.4±1.3**	5.3±1.0	5.0±1.1	6.3±2.3	6.2±2.2
TSH (μU/dl)	4.0±0.9**	3.0±0.6	2.9±0.5	2.2±0.5	2.3±0.7
Corticosterone (ng/ml)	290±15.2*	180±12.4	240±16.6	145±21.2	153±18.3
Liv. Zn-MTs (μg/g ww)	13.5±1.3**	6.2±1.6	8.5±1.5	5.0±1.2	4.8±1.4

Ten mice/group. Mean±SD.

^*P<0.01.

^**P<0.05 as compared to MT-I*, str. C57BL/6J and controls (ANOVA and Bonferroni test).