The effect of Tributyltin on thyroid follicular cells of adult male albino rats and the possible protective role of green tea: a toxicological, histological and biochemical study

Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Table 1 Serum level of T3 in the TBT-treated group compared with the control and the TBT + GTE groups

T3 (ng/dl)	Control group (n = 15)	TBT treated group (n = 15)	TBT + GTE group (n = 15)	F	p
Min. – Max.	79.0–108.0	39.0–49.0	53.0–60.0	351.426^*	<0.001^*
Mean ± SD.	93.13 ± 8.22	43.13 ± 3.40	57.20 ± 2.46
Median	92.0	42.0	57.0
Significance between groups	p₁ < 0.001^, p₂ < 0.001^, p₃ < 0.001^*

F: F test (ANOVA), Significance between groups was done using Post Hoc Test (LSD)
p₁: p value for comparing between Control and TBT treated groups
p₂: p value for comparing between Control and TBT + GTE groups
p₃: p value for comparing between TBT treated and TBT + GTE groups
*: Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05