Table 3.
Levels of different pesticide residues in CMT affiliated dogs and tumor free dogs.
| Pesticides | Serum (μg/ml) |
Mammary adipose tissue (μg/g) |
Mammary tissue (μg/g) |
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| CMT cases (n = 33) |
Tumor free dogs (n = 6) |
CMT cases (n = 31) |
Tumor free dogs (n = 6) |
CMT cases (n = 35) |
Tumor free dogs (n = 6) |
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| Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range | |
| p,p DDT | 0.051 ± 0.289 | 0–1.686 | ND | - | 0.986 ± 1.665 | 0–6.537 | 0.078 ± 0.174 | 0–0.466 | 0.574 ± 1.256 | 0–4.687 | 0.053 ± 0.119 | 0–0.319 |
| o,p DDT | 0.015 ± 0.082 | 0–0.4795 | ND | - | ND | - | ND | - | ND | - | ND | - |
| p,p DDD | 0.040 ± 0.126 | 0–0.483 | ND | - | 0.033 ± 0.183 | 0–1.021 | ND | - | 0.331 ± 1.333 | 0–6.316 | ND | - |
| α HCH | 0.005 ± 0.011 | 0–0.0463 | 0.075 ± 0.167 | 0–0.447 | 0.012 ± 0.049 | 0–0.247 | ND | - | 0.024 ± 0.061 | 0–0.299 | ND | - |
| γ HCH | 0.303 ± 0.607 | 0–3.022 | 0.091 ± 0.157 | 0–0.429 | 0.304 ± 0.457 | 0–2.133 | ND | - | 0.248 ± 0.290 | 0–1.168 | 0.130 ± 0.196 | 0–0.509 |
| Butachlor | 0.291 ± 0.794 | 0–3.1156 | ND | - | 0.171 ± 0.952 | 0–5.302 | 1.022 ± 2.285 | 0–6.13 | 0.539 ± 1.049 | 0–4.363 | ND | - |
| L-cyhalothrin | 0.199 ± 0.476 | 0–2.109 | ND | - | ND | - | ND | - | 0.044 ± 0.130 | 0–0.504 | ND | - |
| Heptachlor | 0.606 ± 1.201 | 0–3.342 | 0.080 ± 0.179 | 0–0.480 | 0.292 ± 0.641 | 0–2.137 | ND | - | 0.226 ± 0.473 | 0–1.635 | ND | - |
| Dieldrin | 0 | 0.006 | ND | - | 0.011 ± 0.032 | 0–0.147 | ND | - | 0.011 ± 0.027 | 0–0.107 | ND | - |
| Fenitrothion | ND | - | ND | - | 1.395 ± 1.885 | 0–5.182 | ND | - | 0.331 ± 0.709 | 0–2.282 | ND | - |
| Aldrin | 0.078 ± 0.365 | 0–2.101 | 0.651 ± 1.280 | 0–3.494 | 0.337 ± 0.552 | 0–1.674 | ND | - | 0.303 ± 0.465 | 0–1.504 | ND | - |
| Fipronil | ND | - | ND | - | 0.323 ± 1.138 | 0–5.774 | ND | - | 0.376 ± 1.386 | 0–7.272 | ND | - |
| Permethrin | 0.060 ± 0.240 | 0–1.122 | 0.167 ± 0.373 | 0–0.999 | 0.003 ± 0.018 | 0.098 | ND | - | 0.070 ± 0.247 | 0–1.222 | ND | - |
| p,p DDE | ND | - | ND | - | 0.055 ± 0.304 | 0–1.692 | ND | - | ND | - | ND | - |
ND = Not Detected; CMT = canine mammary tumor; n = number of cases; SD = standard deviation.