Table 4 Absolute and relative organ weights of recovery group male rats exposed to benzalkonium chloride

Concentration (mg/m³)

0

0.8

4

20

0

0.8

4

20

 Brain

1.751 ± 0.101

1.804 ± 0.053

1.796 ± 0.018

1.695 ± 0.081

1.831 ± 0.061

1.774 ± 0.095

1.815 ± 0.030

1.786 ± 0.100

 Heart

0.702 ± 0.076

0.718 ± 0.030

0.700 ± 0.037

0.681 ± 0.032

0.771 ± 0.034

0.743 ± 0.037

0.736 ± 0.061

0.721 ± 0.086

 Lung

0.387 ± 0.035

0.424 ± 0.023

0.394 ± 0.035

0.388 ± 0.021

0.430 ± 0.030

0.419 ± 0.030

0.438 ± 0.043

0.416 ± 0.012

 Liver

6.765 ± 0.493

6.738 ± 0.403

6.512 ± 0.131

5.847 ± 0.140^b

7.545 ± 0.576

7.225 ± 0.697

6.987 ± 0.605

6.785 ± 0.578

 Spleen

0.517 ± 0.031

0.547 ± 0.027

0.534 ± 0.066

0.488 ± 0.024

0.621 ± 0.064

0.582 ± 0.039

0.575 ± 0.058

0.564 ± 0.036

 Kidney

1.573 ± 0.101

1.566 ± 0.100

1.538 ± 0.086

1.424 ± 0.059

1.662 ± 0.122

1.625 ± 0.103

1.583 ± 0.067

1.557 ± 0.070

 Brain

0.772 ± 0.053

0.799 ± 0.030

0.826 ± 0.014

0.871 ± 0.059^b

0.700 ± 0.031

0.707 ± 0.040

0.761 ± 0.021^a

0.761 ± 0.021^a

 Heart

0.309 ± 0.025

0.318 ± 0.010

0.322 ± 0.016

0.349 ± 0.010^b

0.295 ± 0.013

0.296 ± 0.014

0.307 ± 0.025

0.307 ± 0.025

 Lung

0.171 ± 0.015

0.188 ± 0.016

0.181 ± 0.013

0.199 ± 0.015^a

0.165 ± 0.019

0.167 ± 0.007

0.177 ± 0.006

0.177 ± 0.006

 Liver

2.974 ± 0.082

2.981 ± 0.088

2.992 ± 0.045

3.002 ± 0.054

2.878 ± 0.041

2.870 ± 0.139

2.888 ± 0.126

2.889 ± 0.126

 Spleen

0.228 ± 0.009

0.242 ± 0.010

0.245 ± 0.025

0.250 ± 0.008

0.237 ± 0.010

0.232 ± 0.009

0.238 ± 0.012

0.240 ± 0.008

 Kidney

0.692 ± 0.018

0.693 ± 0.024

0.706 ± 0.030

0.732 ± 0.032

0.656 ± 0.019

0.647 ± 0.020

0.664 ± 0.017

0.664 ± 0.017