Parameters

Control group

DEHP group

Statistical summary

Sample size

8

6

F_1,10

P

Heart (mg)

153 ± 6

163 ± 8

0.826

0.385

Lungs (mg)

334 ± 63

378 ± 80

0.185

0.676

Thymus (mg)

43 ± 10

62 ± 12

1.678

0.224

Liver (mg)

1912 ± 91

1829 ± 115

0.322

0.583

Spleen (mg)

160 ± 14

125 ± 18

2.461

0.148

Kidneys (mg)

502 ± 20

493 ± 25

0.090

0.771

Adrenal glands (mg)

9 ± 2

17 ± 3

4.563

0.058

Stomach with contents (mg)

845 ± 63^a

580 ± 79^b

6.838

0.026

Stomach (mg)

206 ± 14

233 ± 17

1.403

0.264

Small intestine with contents (mg)

2608 ± 261

2419 ± 330

0.202

0.662

Small intestine (mg)

1170 ± 109

1295 ± 138

0.504

0.494

Small intestine length (cm)

69.3 ± 1.4

64.8 ± 1.8

3.927

0.076

Caecum with contents (mg)

747 ± 73

754 ± 92

0.004

0.953

Caecum (mg)

198 ± 24

199 ± 30

0.000

0.989

Caecum length (cm)

3.5 ± 0.2

3.7 ± 0.2

0.316

0.586

Colon with contents (mg)

593 ± 43

585 ± 54

0.012

0.914

Colon (mg)

271 ± 11^a

316 ± 14^b

6.347

0.030

Colon length (cm)

8.8 ± 0.5

9.2 ± 0.6

0.184

0.677

Total digestive tract (mg)

1846 ± 144

2043 ± 183

0.717

0.417

Total digestive tract length (cm)

82 ± 2

78 ± 2

1.790

0.211

Epididymis (mg)

50 ± 5

40 ± 6

1.884

0.200

Testes (mg)

266 ± 13

248 ± 16

0.808

0.390

Seminal vesical (mg)

173 ± 12^a

128 ± 15^b

5.602

0.039