A Stereological Study of the Toxic Effects of Cerium Oxide during Pregnancy on Kidney Tissues in Neonatal NMRI Mice

Table 2

Comparison of total kidney volume, cortex, and medulla in the study groups.

Group	Kidney V (mm^3)	Cortex V (mm^3)	Medulla (mm^3)
Control	^ab	^ab	^ab
CeO2 (10 mg/kg bw)	^a	^a	^a
CeO2 (25 mg/kg bw)	^abc	^abc	^ab
CeO2 (80 mg/kg bw)	^bc	^bc	^ab
CeO2 (250 mg/kg bw)	^c	^c	^b

Values are . The means with different letter codes are significantly different from each other (ANOVA, Tukey’s test, and ).