In Vivo Investigation of Dietary Exposure to 5 Pesticides

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Liver Mean 4.11 4.46(*) 4.94* 4.88* 4.81* 4.84* St. dev. 0.26 0.29 0.29 0.20 0.23 0.38 R kidney Mean 0.37 0.38 0.38 0.36 0.39 0.39 St. dev. 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.01 0.02 0.02 L kidney Mean 0.37 0.35 0.37 0.35 0.38 0.37 St. dev. 0.04 0.02 0.03 0.02 0.03 0.02 R. adrenal Mean 17.66 18.11 18.84 18.56 21.09 19.50 St. dev. 2.39 3.87 2.27 1.78 6.01 3.16 L adrenal Mean 18.62 19.78 18.92 21.08 22.06 20.65 St. dev. 3.00 5.98 2.72 3.60 5.17 2.70 Spleen Mean 0.24 0.24 0.25 0.24 0.25 0.24 St. dev. 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.02 0.02 Thymus Mean 0.26 0.26 0.21* 0.20* 0.23(*) 0.22(*) St. dev. 0.03 0.04 0.02 0.02 0.04 0.04 Thyroid Mean 6.65 7.42 11.45* 11.15* 8.40* 8.91* St. dev. 2.31 1.55 5.87 3.91 1.02 2.11 R ovary Mean 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.03 St. dev. 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 0.01 L ovary Mean 0.02 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.04 0.03 St. dev. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 Uterus Mean 0.22 0.24 0.22 0.23 0.21 0.21 St. dev. 0.05 0.10 0.08 0.07 0.10 0.05 Heart Mean 0.34 0.35 0.33 0.34 0.34 0.35 St. dev. 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.02 Brain Mean 0.96 0.98 1.04 1.02 1.03 1.02 St. dev. 0.10 0.05 0.03 0.06 0.05 0.07 *Significantly different from control (group 1), P<0.05. (*) not significant by dunnetts