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

Table 4

Comparison of the volumes of the renal structures in the study groups.

Group	PT; (mm^3)	PT (E); (mm^3)	PT (L); (mm^3)	DT; (mm^3)	DT (E); (mm^3)	DT (L); (mm^3)
Control	^ab	^ab	^a	^ab	^ab	^b
CeO2 (10 mg/kg bw)	^a	^a	^a	^a	^a	^a
CeO2 (25 mg/kg bw)	^abc	^abc	^ab	^ab	^ab	^ab
CeO2 (80 mg/kg bw)	^bc	^bc	^ab	^b	^ab	^b
CeO2 (250 mg/kg bw)	^c	^c	^b	^b	^b	^b

PT: proximal convoluted tubule; DT: distal convoluted tubule; lumen: L; epithelium: E. Values are . The means with different letter codes are significantly different from each other (ANOVA, Tukey’s test, ).