Fig. 2

Lead (Pb) levels in egg-yolk samples at baseline (control), following exposure to lead acetate (200 mg/kg_{body weight}/day) for 1 week (1W Pb), 3 weeks without (4W no treatment), and 3 weeks with (4W AA treatment) treatment with high daily doses (500mg/kg_{body weight}/day) of ascorbic acid. A total of 6 samples were analyzed. ns: not statistically significant, **: p-value < 0.01, *: p-value < 0.05