Table 6. Summary of absolute organ weight data in mice inhaling 1,2-dichlorobenzene for 90 days
Organs (g) | Groups (ppm) |
Control | T1 (30) | T2 (60) | T3 (120) |
N (Male) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Adrenal glands | 0.0050 ± 0.00105 | 0.0061 ± 0.00251 | 0.0048 ± 0.00220 | 0.0047 ± 0.00177 |
Brain | 0.4518 ± 0.01729 | 0.4544 ± 0.01381 | 0.4475 ± 0.01627 | 0.4505 ± 0.01417 |
Epididymides | 0.0905 ± 0.00930 | 0.0937 ± 0.00808 | 0.0926 ± 0.00788 | 0.0957 ± 0.00865 |
Heart | 0.1294 ± 0.00786 | 0.1196 ± 0.00928*,*** | 0.1232 ± 0.00629 | 0.1192 ± 0.00365*,*** |
Kidneys | 0.4504 ± 0.02906 | 0.4219 ± 0.02759 | 0.4326 ± 0.01724 | 0.4368 ± 0.01692 |
Liver | 1.3084 ± 0.17467 | 1.1258 ± 0.13487* | 1.1532 ± 0.07995* | 1.3326 ± 0.13144 |
Lung | 0.0579 ± 0.00812 | 0.0600 ± 0.00657 | 0.0558 ± 0.00394 | 0.0570 ± 0.00645 |
Spleen | 0.0708 ± 0.00678 | 0.0549 ± 0.00513** | 0.0533 ± 0.00495** | 0.0600 ± 0.00514** |
Testes | 0.2158 ± 0.01219 | 0.2205 ± 0.00870 | 0.2150 ± 0.01504 | 0.2179 ± 0.00894 |
Thymus | 0.0297 ± 0.00263 | 0.0287 ± 0.00568 | 0.0284 ± 0.00227 | 0.0315 ± 0.00587 |
N (Female) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Adrenal glands | 0.0108 ± 0.00169 | 0.0107 ± 0.00200 | 0.0097 ± 0.00134 | 0.0096 ± 0.00217 |
Brain | 0.4860 ± 0.00909 | 0.4690 ± 0.00808** | 0.4597 ± 0.00913** | 0.4681 ± 0.01169** |
Heart | 0.1106 ± 0.00546 | 0.1032 ± 0.00773* | 0.1022 ± 0.00498* | 0.1064 ± 0.00580 |
Kidneys | 0.3021 ± 0.01301 | 0.2944 ± 0.01700 | 0.2975 ± 0.02314 | 0.3063 ± 0.01994 |
Liver | 1.0430 ± 0.10080 | 1.0265 ± 0.12723 | 1.0183 ± 0.12106 | 1.1194 ± 0.07258 |
Lung | 0.0620 ± 0.01175 | 0.0594 ± 0.00386 | 0.0561 ± 0.00681 | 0.0563 ± 0.00422 |
Ovaries | 0.0144 ± 0.00196 | 0.0119 ± 0.00197 | 0.0166 ± 0.01124 | 0.0125 ± 0.00207 |
Spleen | 0.0910 ± 0.00819 | 0.0661 ± 0.00930** | 0.0697 ± 0.00683** | 0.0766 ± 0.00881** |
Thymus | 0.0359 ± 0.00695 | 0.0329 ± 0.007465 | 0.0317 ± 0.00347 | 0.0350 ± 0.00514 |
Uterus | 0.1561 ± 0.03960 | 0.1511 ± 0.004185 | 0.1401 ± 0.04118 | 0.1499 ± 0.04428 |
Data are expressed as the mean ± S.D.
Dunnett LSD test significant at the 0.05 level.
Dunnett LSD test significant at the 0.01 level.
Dunn rank sum test significant at the 0.05 level.
N, number of animals examined.