Table 2.
Relative weight (g/100 g b.wt.) | ||||
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Organs | Control | 62.5 mg/kg | 125 mg/kg | 250 mg/kg |
Liver | 3.446 ± 0.099 | 3.003 ± 0.092 | 3.099 ± 0.152 | 3.302 ± 0.147 |
Kidneys | 0.760 ± 0.015 | 0.731 ± 0.021 | 0.687 ± 0.033 | 0.706 ± 0.025 |
Lungs | 0.905 ± 0.022 | 0.834 ± 0.026 | 0.922 ± 0.022 | 0.828 ± 0.021 |
Heart | 0.346 ± 0.016 | 0.317 ± 0.011 | 0.352 ± 0.015 | 0.334 ± 0.012 |
Spleen | 0.218 ± 0.012 | 0.267 ± 0.020 | 0.208 ± 0.014 | 0.204 ± 0.010 |
Pancreas | 0.309 ± 0.015 | 0.298 ± 0.015 | 0.273 ± 0.011 | 0.315 ± 0.011 |
Stomach | 1.236 ± 0.026 | 1.206 ± 0.020 | 1.171 ± 0.041 | 1.193 ± 0.024 |
Adrenal glands | 0.036 ± 0.001 | 0.034 ± 0.001 | 0.032 ± 0.001 | 0.035 ± 0.001 |
Testes | 1.403 ± 0.024 | 1.366 ± 0.018 | 1.315 ± 0.040 | 1.338 ± 0.030 |
Ovaries | 0.079 ± 0.003 | 0.085 ± 0.001 | 0.083 ± 0.004 | 0.086 ± 0.002 |
Values are expressed as mean ± SD, n = 10. (One-way ANOVA followed by Turkey’s post-hoc test)