Table 4 The levels of aflatoxin B₁ (AFB₁) accumulated in the liver, kidney (ng/g), and serum (ng/ml) of rats given a subacute LD₅ of AFB₁ alone at 96 h (≡ 7.49 mg/kg b. wt., Group IV), every other day, throughout 21 days

Liver

0.1068 ± 0.001^aB

0.2166 ± 0.008^bB

0.6496 ± 0.017^cB

1.3168 ± 0.008 ^dB

F_3,16(0.01) = 8 574, P < 0.01

y = 0.0654x^−0.158, r = + 0.98*

Kidneys

0.0041 ± 0.001^aA

0.0070 ± 0.0004^bA

0.0128 ± 0.0003^cA

0.0242 ± 0.0003^dA

F_3,16(0.01) = 31, P < 0.01

y = 0.0009x^0.9623, r = + 0.97*

Serum

0.00394 ± 0.0001^aA

0.0082 ± 0.0003^bA

0.0210 ± 0.0006^cA

0.0366 ± 0.0007^dA

F_3,16(0.01) = 215, P < 0.01

y = 0.001x^1.1848, r = + 0.99*

1-way ANOVA

F_2,12(0.05) = 835.5

F_2,12(0.05) = 1086.0

F_2,12(0.05) = 8665.8

F_2,12(0.05) = 30,067.8

P-value

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

P < 0.01

P < 0.01