Group After mercury administration (μg/l) Without DFX+DFP administration (μg/l) With DFX+DFP administration (μg/l) Control 1.575 ± 0.125(10) 1.413 ± 0.116(10) 0.405 ± 0.009(10) Drinking (low level) 35.751 ± 4.125(10) 34.895 ± 2.249(10) 3.627 ± 0.275(10) Drinking( high level) 55.817 ± 4.314(8) 53.025 ± 4. 746(7) 1.875 ± 0.205(8)

Table 5: Mercury concentration (μg/l) in blood serum of various groups of rats after mercury and with and without DFX+DFP administration (Results are present as arithmetic means ± SEM, number of animals in parenthesis. Significant at p<0.05 when compared with control).