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Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences

Table 2 Serum level of T4 in the TBT-treated group compared with the control and the TBT + GTE groups

From: 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

T4 (μg/dl)

Control group (n = 15)

TBT treated group (n = 15)

TBT + GTE group (n = 15)

F

p

Min. – Max.

4.30–5.50

1.20–2.30

1.99–2.40

385.726*

<0.001*

Mean ± SD.

4.80 ± 0.43

1.57 ± 0.38

2.16 ± 0.15

Median

4.80

1.50

2.20

Significance between groups

p1 < 0.001*, p2 < 0.001*, p3 < 0.001*

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