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Table 5 Organ weights and testosterone level in dams

From: The Ramazzini Institute 13-week pilot study glyphosate-based herbicides administered at human-equivalent dose to Sprague Dawley rats: effects on development and endocrine system

 

Control

Glyphosate

Roundup

No. of dams examined

8

8

8

Body weight (g)a

302 ± 10

306 ± 15

317 ± 13

Adrenal glandsa, b

0.110 ± 0.030 [0.036 ± 0.009]

0.106 ± 0.013 [0.035 ± 0.005]

0.106 ± 0.045 [0.033 ± 0.005]

Uterusa, b

0.867 ± 0.285 [0.286 ± 0.091]

0.772 ± 0.129 [0.253 ± 0.046]

0.994 ± 0.239 [0.298 ± 0.076]

Ovariesa, b

0.239 ± 0.62 [0.079 ± 0.018]

0.235 ± 0.047 0.077 ± 0.017]

0.247 ± 0.052 [0.078 ± 0.016]

TT (ng/ml)a

3.77 ± 0.53

4.24 ± 1.48

3.90 ± 0.56

  1. aMean ± standard deviation
  2. bAbsolute organ weight (g). In square brackets relative organ weight (organ weight / body weight ratio × 100)