Fig. 3

Effects of tartrazine on serum α-fetoprotein (A), CA 15–3 (B) and estradiol (C) levels. NOR = Animals serving as a normal control receiving distilled water; DMBA = Animals serving as negative control receiving distilled water; DMBA + TARZ = Animals receiving tartrazine at a dose of 50 mg/kg; DMBA + COL = Animals receiving a natural dye at a dose of 50 mg/kg. The points represent the means ± ESM (n = 8). All animals were exposed to a single dose of DMBA (50 mg/kg). #p < 0.05 compared to the NOR group; * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01 *** p < 0.001 compared to the DMBA group