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Tissue Distribution and Associated Toxicological Effects of Decabrominated Diphenyl Ether in Subchronically Exposed Male Rats

Table 3

Effects of BDE-209 on serum thyroid hormones.
BDE-209 (mg/kg/d)
Control (corn oil)1050
T3 (ng/mL) 0 . 5 3 ± 0 . 0 7 0 . 8 4 ± 0 . 0 5 ** 0 . 6 2 ± 0 . 0 6 *
T4 (ng/mL) 7 1 . 7 3 ± 5 . 3 7 7 4 . 0 6 ± 3 . 0 8 7 9 . 7 1 ± 3 . 2 3
Data are represented as mean ± SEM from six rats per group. Statistically significant differences between the control and treatment groups are indicated by *for 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 , and **for 𝑃 < 0 . 0 1 .