Sodium pertechnetate (Na99mTcO4) biodistribution in mice exposed to cigarette smoke

BMC Medical Physics

Table 1 Organs in which CS significantly changed (%ID/g) Na^99mTcO₄ biodistribution (mean ± SD).

CS effects of Na^99mTcO₄ biodistribution in mice
Organs	Groups
	Control Mean ± SD	CS1d Mean ± SD	CS5d Mean ± SD	CS10d Mean ± SD
Red blood cells	3.63 ± 0.24	2.73 ± 0.14*	2.33 ± 0.23**	2.74 ± 0.26*
Bone	0.26 ± 0.07	0.24 ± 0.05	0.15 ± 0.07	0.13 ± 0.05*
Kidney	0.89 ± 0.15	0.80 ± 0.10	0.62 ± 0.09**	0.51 ± 0.05***
Lung	1.72 ± 0.68	1.33 ± 0.28	1.28 ± 0.12	0.86 ± 0.04*
Spleen	0.36 ± 0.12	0.34 ± 0.06	0.22 ± 0.05	0.17 ± 0.05**
Stomach	5.66 ± 1.49	3.53 ± 0.59*	3.24 ± 1.24*	3.37 ± 0.77*
Testis	0.25 ± 0.06	0.19 ± 0.07	0.16 ± 0.03	0.12 ± 0.01**
Thyroid	1.07 ± 0.88	0.80 ± 0.47	0.47 ± 0.38	0.28 ± 0.23*

Statistical significance: (*) p < 0.05, (**) p < 0.01, (***) p < 0.001 when compared with control.