Table 5. Summary of blood biochemistry data in female mice inhaling 1,2-dichlorobenzene for 90 days

Parameters Groups (ppm)
Control T1 (30) T2 (60) T3 (120)
N 10 10 10 10
Na (mmol/L) 136.47 ± 1.125 137.08 ± 0.809 137.38 ± 1.023 137.67 ± 0.686*
K (mmol/L) 4.070 ± 0.1947 4.230 ± 0.4498 4.210 ± 0.2807 4.230 ± 0.2263
Cl (mmol/L) 105.46 ± 0.757 104.46 ± 1.410 104.74 ± 0.797 105.80 ± 0.871
TP (g/dL) 3.48 ± 0.114 3.42 ± 0.092 3.39 ± 0.099 3.46 ± 0.126
ALB (g/dL) 3.10 ± 0.115 3.11 ± 0.099 3.07 ± 0.082 3.15 ± 0.108
CREA (mg/dL) 0.279 ± 0.0292 0.299 ± 0.0321 0.291 ± 0.0233 0.291 ± 0.0242
BUN (mg/dL) 23.44 ± 4.944 28.26 ± 0.0321 26.96 ± 13.219 21.39 ± 3.911
GLU (mg/dL) 230.85 ± 39.892 240.55 ± 16.181 226.35 ± 38.649 251.25 ± 19.196
Ca (mg/dL) 8.20 ± 0.183 8.40 ± 0.189 8.37 ± 0.134 8.36 ± 0.171
IP (mg/dL) 8.55 ± 1.782 7.68 ± 1.782 7.70 ± 1.547 7.33 ± 1.067
TBIL (mg/dL) 0.148 ± 0.0290 0.176 ± 0.0280 0.150 ± 0.0163 0.157 ± 0.0241
TCHO (mg/dL) 112.13 ± 5.175 119.06 ± 12.402 114.82 ± 5.910 114.57 ± 8.379
TG (mg/dL) 42.56 ± 20.670 42.34 ± 11.628 33.33 ± 9.648 41.22 ± 8.273
AST (IU/L) 53.19 ± 17.043 50.08 ± 15.005 47.50 ± 11.557 49.24 ± 11.098
ALT (IU/L) 26.54 ± 10.621 26.29 ± 5.926 26.48 ± 9.776 30.65 ± 9.706
ALP (IU/L) 265.82 ± 23.915 290.98 ± 27.062 284.87 ± 33.157 275.20 ± 16.195
A/G ratio 8.51 ± 1.839 10.38 ± 2.200 9.98 ± 2.198 10.50 ± 2.315
Data are expressed as the mean ± S.D.
Dunnett’s LSD test significant at the 0.05 level.
N, number of animals examined; Na, sodium; K, potassium; Cl, chloride; TP, total protein; ALB, albumin; CREA, creatinine; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; GLU, glucose; Ca, calcium; IP, inorganic phosphorus; TBIL, total bilirubin; TCHO, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; A/G ratio, albumin/globulin ratio.