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. 2019 Feb 12;93(4):1095–1139. doi: 10.1007/s00204-019-02400-1

Table 6.

Relative organ weights in male and female Wistar Han RCC rats in the 90-day feeding trial with GM maize NK603 at an inclusion rate of 11 and 33% in the diet

Organ Relative organ weights (organ weight/body weight × 100)
33% Control 11% NK603 33% NK603 11% NK603 + Roundup 33% NK603 + Roundup
Male rats
 Adrenal glands 0.014 ± 0.001 0.013 ± 0.002 0.013 ± 0.002 0.013 ± 0.002 0.013 ± 0.001
 Brain 0.49 ± 0.04 0.48 ± 0.03 0.51 ± 0.02 0.51 ± 0.03 0.49 ± 0.05
 Epididymides 0.27 ± 0.02 0.26 ± 0.01 0.28 ± 0.02 0.27 ± 0.02 0.27 ± 0.03
 Heart 0.23 ± 0.01 0.24 ± 0.01 0.24 ± 0.01 0.24 ± 0.02 0.23 ± 0.01
 Kidneys 0.52 ± 0.04 0.52 ± 0.03 0.54 ± 0.03 0.55 ± 0.04 0.52 ± 0.04
 Liver 2.16 ± 0.10 2.19 ± 0.13 2.24 ± 0.13 2.24 ± 0.10 2.17 ± 0.04
 Spleen 0.18 ± 0.02 0.19 ± 0.01 0.18 ± 0.02 0.19 ± 0.02 0.18 ± 0.02
 Testes 0.81 ± 0.08 0.80 ± 0.05 0.82 ± 0.04 0.83 ± 0.81 0.68 ± 0.06
 Thymus 0.09 ± 0.01 0.10 ± 0.02 0.10 ± 0.02 0.10 ± 0.02* 0.10 ± 0.02
Female rats
 Adrenal glands 0.031 ± 0.003 0.028 ± 0.002* 0.028 ± 0.002* 0.028 ± 0.003* 0.029 ± 0.002
 Brain 0.84 ± 0.06 0.85 ± 0.83 0.83 ± 0.05 0.83 ± 0.05 0.82 ± 0.02
 Heart 0.32 ± 0.02 0.31 ± 0.04 0.31 ± 0.02 0.31 ± 0.02 0.32 ± 0.03
 Kidneys 0.60 ± 0.05 0.57 ± 0.05 0.57 ± 0.05 0.58 ± 0.03 0.58 ± 0.03
 Liver 2.44 ± 0.14 2.55 ± 0.19 2.50 ± 0.32 2.53 ± 0.17 2.39 ± 0.08
 Ovaries 0.038 ± 0.003 0.034 ± 0.003* 0.035 ± 0.006 0.036 ± 0.003 0.032 ± 0.001*
 Spleen 0.24 ± 0.02 0.23 ± 0.03 0.24 ± 0.02 0.22 ± 0.02* 0.25 ± 0.02
 Thymus 0.12 ± 0.02 0.12 ± 0.02 0.12 ± 0.03 0.12 ± 0.02 0.12 ± 0.02
Uterus 0.25 ± 0.05 0.26 ± 0.08 0.24 ± 0.05 0.25 ± 0.06 0.31 ± 0.05

*Statistically significant difference to the control value based on the 95% confidence interval