Table 9.

Glutathione levels in the liver and forestomach of mice orally treated with methyl acrylate or ethyl acrylate

Treatment	Dose [mg/kg bw]	Tissue [µmol/g tissue]	Glutathionea
Vehicle (water)		Liver	7.55 ± 0.57
Methylacrylate	20	9.22 ± 2.23
	50	7.66 ± 0.62
	100	7.17 ± 0.84
Ethylacrylate	20	8.34 ± 0.46
	50	7.67 ± 0.58
	100	8.03 ± 0.71
Vehicle (water)		Forestomach	2.84 ± 0.22
Methylacrylate	20	3.60 ± 0.33
	50	3.59 ± 0.63
	100	2.81 ± 0.31
Ethylacrylate	20	2.66 ± 0.73
	50	2.60 ± 0.54
	100	3.11 ± 0.33

^aMean ± standard deviation