The PBDE-209 Exposure during Pregnancy and Lactation Impairs Immune Function in Rats

Table 1

Weight of body and organs (g).

Detection index	Control group	Experimental group
rat weight	284.00±23.98	251.24±32.73 *
thymic weight	0.21±0.03	0.20±0.03
thymus index number	0.75±0.10	0.80±0.11
spleen weight	0.67±0.04	0.75±0.03 **
spleen index number	2.37±0.19	3.00±0.30 **

Mean ± standard deviation, ^∗𝑃<0.05,^∗∗𝑃<0.01.