Table 6 Organ weights of rats in the studied groups on the 90th day.

From: Safety assessment of genetically modified rice expressing Cry1Ab protein in Sprague–Dawley rats

Organs (g)

Males

Females

MA

MB

MC

FA

FB

FC

Right kidney

1.52 ± 0.07

1.69 ± 0.12

1.55 ± 0.08

1.69 ± 0.12

1.03 ± 0.02

1.00 ± 0.04

Left kidney

1.59 ± 0.07

1.78 ± 0.14

1.48 ± 0.08

1.78 ± 0.14

1.04 ± 0.08

0.95 ± 0.02

Liver

11.98 ± 5.08

13.1 ± 5.57

12.25 ± 4.48

13.1 ± 5.57

7.59 ± 1.31

7.73 ± 0.6

Heart

1.16 ± 0.03

1.2 ± 0.04

1.13 ± 0.03

1.2 ± 0.04

0.79 ± 0.01

0.86 ± 0.23

Lung

1.58 ± 0.05

1.52 ± 0.18

1.62 ± 0.23

1.52 ± 0.18

1.14 ± 0.05

1.04 ± 0.04

Brain

1.91 ± 0.02

1.98 ± 0.02

1.96 ± 0.07

1.98 ± 0.02

1.82 ± 0.01

1.73 ± 0.01

Spleen

0.76 ± 0.04

0.76 ± 0.03

0.79 ± 0.02

0.76 ± 0.03

0.52 ± 0.01

0.63 ± 0.06

Right testis

1.65 ± 0.03

1.63 ± 0.01

1.6 ± 0.01

1.63 ± 0.01

Left testis

1.69 ± 0.03

1.73 ± 0.01

1.67 ± 0.01

1.73 ± 0.01

  1. MA: male rats with Tarom molaii rice feeding, MB: male rats with GM Bt rice feeding, MC: male rats with standard feeding, FA: female rats with Tarom molaii rice feeding, FB: female rats with GM Bt rice feeding, FC: female rats with standard feeding.