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 | ||||
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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 | – | – |