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Table 4 Levels of the total and ionized calcium (g/dl) in the serum of offspring rats exposed to NaF or AlCl3 alone and in combination through the pre- or/and postnatal stages until 70 days

From: Potential toxicity of aluminum and fluoride on some biochemical aspects of male rat’s offspring

Experimental groups

Total calcium

Ionized calcium

N-G (6)

10.64 ± 0.24

6.33 ± 0.50

FPP-G (7)

9.07 ± 0.36a

4.7 ± 0.064a

FP-G (5)

11.45 ± 0.15ab

6.36 ± 0.11b

APP-G (5)

10.25 ± 0.25bc

5.75 ± 0.20b

AP-G (5)

10.9 ± 0.71b

6.15 ± 0.38b

FAPP-G (5)

8.7 ± 0.26acde

4.78 ± 0.19acde

FAP-G (7)

7.97 ± 0.08abcde

4.75 ± 0.15acde

  1. Caption description and details as in Table 1
  2. The numbers between parentheses indicate the number of animals in each experimental group