Groups
|
Direct exposure
|
Exposure via food
|
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Organ
|
Group I (control)
|
Group II (1 mg CN−/kg bwt)
|
Group III (2 mg CN−/kg bwt)
|
Group IV (3 mg CN−/kg bwt)
|
Group V (1 mg CN−/kg bwt)
|
Group VI (2 mg CN−/kg bwt)
|
Group VII (3 mg CN−/kg bwt)
|
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4 weeks exposure
|
Liver
|
0.39 ± 0.05a
|
1.80 ± 0.05b
|
2.21 ± 0.03c
|
3.12 ± 0.07d
|
0.44 ± 0.04a
|
0.69 ± 0.05e
|
0.74 ± 0.05f
|
Pancreas
|
0.31 ± 0.05a
|
1.44 ± 0.05b
|
1.85 ± 0.04c
|
2.39 ± 0.04d
|
0.37 ± 0.05a
|
0.76 ± 0.05e
|
1.24 ± 0.06f
|
Kidney
|
0.36 ± 0.05a
|
2.13 ± 0.05b
|
2.72 ± 0.05c
|
3.15 ± 0.08d
|
0.53 ± 0.05a
|
0.78 ± 0.04e
|
1.17 ± 0.05f
|
Brain
|
0.29 ± 0.05a
|
0.86 ± 0.05b
|
1.60 ± 0.04c
|
1.16 ± 0.04d
|
0.38 ± 0.05a
|
0.69 ± 0.05e
|
0.86 ± 0.07b
|
Heart
|
0.28 ± 0.03a
|
0.95 ± 0.04b
|
1.80 ± 0.04c
|
2.45 ± 0.04d
|
0.27 ± 0.05a
|
0.47 ± 0.05e
|
0.68 ± 0.04f
|
8 weeks exposure
|
Liver
|
0.36 ± 0.05a
|
0.89 ± 0.05b
|
1.71 ± 0.05c
|
2.84 ± 0.05d
|
0.32 ± 0.05a
|
0.53 ± 0.05e
|
0.89 ± 0.05b
|
Pancreas
|
0.32 ± 0.05a
|
0.74 ± 0.05b
|
1.43 ± 0.03c
|
2.78 ± 0.04d
|
0.27 ± 0.04a
|
0.45 ± 0.05e
|
0.66 ± 0.04f
|
Kidney
|
0.48 ± 0.03a
|
1.08 ± 0.04b
|
2.27 ± 0.04c
|
2.97 ± 0.05d
|
0.44 ± 0.04a
|
0.65 ± 0.05e
|
1.06 ± 0.05b
|
Brain
|
0.33 ± 0.05a
|
0.79 ± 0.04b
|
1.34 ± 0.05c
|
1.46 ± 0.04d
|
0.34 ± 0.04a
|
0.48 ± 0.05e
|
0.78 ± 0.05b
|
Heart
|
0.28 ± 0.04a
|
0.84 ± 0.05b
|
1.64 ± 0.03c
|
2.63 ± 0.04d
|
0.25 ± 0.03a
|
0.36 ± 0.04e
|
0.76 ± 0.05f
|
12 weeks exposure
|
Liver
|
0.19 ± 0.04a
|
0.46 ± 0.04b
|
0.78 ± 0.05c
|
1.07 ± 0.05d
|
0.29 ± 0.08a
|
0.45 ± 0.05b
|
0.62 ± 0.06e
|
Pancreas
|
0.08 ± 0.02a
|
0.18 ± 0.03b
|
0.30 ± 0.05c
|
0.56 ± 0.04d
|
0.09 ± 0.05a
|
0.08 ± 0.05a
|
0.16 ± 0.05b
|
Kidney
|
0.22 ± 0.02a
|
0.47 ± 0.03b
|
0.90 ± 0.05c
|
1.58 ± 0.05d
|
0.37 ± 0.06a
|
0.47 ± 0.05b
|
0.87 ± 0.06c
|
Brain
|
0.17 ± 0.05a
|
0.25 ± 0.03b
|
0.43 ± 0.05c
|
0.67 ± 0.05d
|
0.22 ± 0.05a
|
0.32 ± 0.08b
|
0.47 ± 0.05c
|
Heart
|
0.12 ± 0.07a
|
0.41 ± 0.02b
|
0.65 ± 0.04c
|
0.78 ± 0.05d
|
0.18 ± 0.04a
|
0.27 ± 0.05e
|
0.38 ± 0.05b
|
- Means not sharing a common superscript (a, b, c, d, e, f) on the same row differ significantly (p < 0.05) from each other. The results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (n = 6). The cyanide concentration is in micrograms per gram tissue for the organs and milligrams per milliter for the serum
- bwt body weight