Table 4: Effect of chlorpyrifos(1/10 LD50, 33.3 mg kg-1 body weight) on serum glucose and bilirubin levels in male domestic rabbits.

 

Parameter

 

Treatment

Experimental period (weeks)

1

2

3

4

5

6

Glucose (mg/dl)

Control

114.3 ± 2.8

117.2 ± 3.6

113.0 ± 3.9

118.1 ± 4.0

114.0 ± 3.5

115.6 ± 4.2

Chlorpyrifos

110.6 ± 3.0

129.7 ± 3.8

148.6 ± 4.9

142.0 ± 4.7

141.5 ± 4.8

138.2 ± 4.6

p-value

0.392

0.071

0.002

0.013

0.010

0.022

Bilirubin (mg/dl)

Control

1.64 ± 0.04

1.70 ± 0.05

1.71 ± 0.04

1.69 ± 0.02

1.64 ± 0.03

1.72 ± 0.06

Chlorpyrifos

1.70 ± 0.06

1.79 ± 0.07

1.85 ± 0.09

1.88 ± 0.11

1.91 ± 0.10

1.94 ± 0.08

p-value

0.439

0.320

0.195

0.097

0.044

0.081

The number of animals was 6 per time interval for each control and chlorpyrifos-treated rabbits. All values are expressed as mean ± SEM. p < 0.05: significant.