Control
N=10
Vitamins
N=10
30days dioxins
N=10
60days dioxins
N=10
dioxins+vitamins N=10
HW
0.721 ± 0.1
0.710 ± 0.01
1.078 ± 0.12
a
1.123 ± 0.13
a
1.11 ± 0.1
b
HW/BW(X10
-3
)
3.81 ± 0.123
3.7 ± 0.14
5.03 ± 0.049
a
5.14 ± 0.012
a
3.4 ± 0.017
b
MSA (µm
2
)
203.3 ± 13.4
199 ± 12.9
338.9 ± 23.3
a
634.9 ± 31.6
a
226.5 ± 6.03
b
Collagen%
2.2 ± 0.035
2.1 ± 0.055
5.06 ± 0.087
a
8.16 ± 0.988
a
2.97 ± 0.106
b
a
p<0.001significant relative to control
b
p<0.001significant relative to dioxins treated group
Table 2:
HW, HW/BW ratio, myocyte surface area (MSA) and area % of collagen fibers in all studied groups. All results are expressed as mean ± SD.
