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Table 1 Effects of Imidacloprid on body and organ weights after prenatal exposure from PND1-PND26 (Mean ± SEM)

From: Determination of biochemical and histopathological changes on testicular and epididymis tissues induced by exposure to insecticide Imidacloprid during postnatal development in rats

Treatments

PND1

PND27

Body weight gain

Testis Paired weight (g)

Prostate gland (g)

Seminal vesicle (g)

Epididymis (g)

C (0 mg/kg)

4.40 ± 0.25

33.60 ± 1.13

30.60 ± 1.49

0.74 ± 0.19

0.04 ± 0.01

0.34 ± 0.19

0.35 ± 0.02

G1 (1 mg/kg)

4.60 ± 0.25

30.60 ± 1.08

27.25 ± 0.97

0.57 ± 0.01

0.06 ± 0.01

0.03 ± 0.01

0.32 ± 0.01

G2 (5 mg/kg)

4.40 ± 0.25

27.80 ± 1.43

26.50 ± 0.34

0.39* ± 0.17

0.05 ± 0.01

0.01 ± 0.02

0.31 ± 0.01

G3 (10 mg/kg)

4.60 ± 0.25

25.80 ± 0.67

24.00 ± 1.65a**

0.25ab*** ± 0.01

0.02 ± 0.01

0.09 ± 0.07

0.28 ± 0.03

  1. *, **, *** indicate significant differences at probability values P < 0.05, P < 0.01 and P < 0.001 compared to the control (ANOVA followed by Tukey’s comparison test)
  2. a = vs control
  3. b = vs G1