Table 2 Effects of orally administered bisphenol A (BPA), isosorbide (ISO) and cyclohexanedimethanol (CHDM) and subcutaneously administered testosterone propionate (TP) on androgen-insensitive organ weights of castrated rats

Treatmenta Kidney(mg) Spleen(mg) Liver(g)
INT 1,117.8±17.1 696.1±33.7 11.0±0.4
ORX 1,063.9±16.1 688.1±34.1 11.3±0.5
ORX+TP 1,098.3±18.1 895.4±55.8 12.2±0.4
BPA-40 879.7±9.5*** 634.0±25.6 9.2±0.3**
BPA-40+TP 1,006.4±15.6††† 746.6±59.1 11.0±5.2
BPA-400 935.6±25.3*** 625.3±43.2 10.1±0.4
BPA-400+TP 1,044.2±17.7 629.0±20.7†† 10.9±0.3
ISO-40 1,045.5±18.9 803.9±71.6 10.2±0.2
ISO-40+TP 1,092.7±22.7 720.5±21.1† 10.8±0.4
ISO-400 1,038.1±26.7 744.6±31.5 11.2±0.5
ISO-400+TP 1,111.4±29.5 794.2±48.3 11.8±0.4
CHDM-40 965.6±21.2** 666.8±28.0 10.1±0.3
CHDM-40+TP 1,117.7±14.5 761.6±38.2 12.3±0.3
CHDM-400 1,036.0±38.7 706.2±33.7 11.0±0.4
CHDM-400+TP 1,164.0±20.9 789.6±47.9 12.4±0.4
a Castrated immature rats were administered with TP by subcutaneous injection for 10 days. One day after the final treatment, the accessory sex organs were removed carefully and weighed separately.
Symbols *, ** and *** meant significant difference in comparison between ORX group and test material group. *, P<0.05; **, P<0.01; ***, P<0.001.
Symbols +, ++ and +++ meant significant difference in comparison between ORX group and test material group., P<0.05; ††, P<0.01; †††, P<0.001.