Table 2 |
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Urine cadmium, total NAG and isoenzymes A and B in cadmium exposed and controls. |
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| Variables |
Cadmium exposed (N = 50) |
Control group (n = 50) |
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| Urine cadmium (μg/g of creatinine) |
7.04 ± 3.49*** |
3.93 ± 0.70 |
| Urinary Total NAG (U/g of creatinine) |
5.09 ± 2.00*** |
2.77 ± 0.66 |
| Urinary NAG-A (U/g of creatinine) |
3.65 ± 1.55*** |
1.86 ± 0.68 |
| Urinary NAG-B (U/g of creatinine) |
1.44 ± 0.67*** |
0.90 ± 0.30 |
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Values are mean ± standard deviation ***P < 0.001 |
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Kalahasthi et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2007 2:5 doi:10.1186/1745-6673-2-5 |
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