Table 1 Body weight, femoral weight, femoral length and cortical bone thickness in adult male rats subchronic exposed to 30 mg of CdCl 2 /L in drinking water for 90 days (Cd group) and the control rats (control group)
From: Changes in compact bone microstructure of rats subchronically exposed to cadmium
Group | N | Body weight (g) | Femoral weight (g) | Femoral length (cm) | Cortical bone thickness (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control group | 10 | 405 ± 52.65 | 1.05 ± 0.17 | 3.94 ± 0.09 | 0.575 ± 0.048 |
Cd group | 10 | 422.5 ± 27.21 | 1.27 ± 0.14 | 3.99 ± 0.14 | 0.573 ± 0.048 |
T-test | NS | t = 3.123 | NS | NS | |
df = 18 | |||||
P = 0.006 | |||||