YoungWistarratswerepidedintosixgroups,theexperimentalgroupsweregivenLa(NO3)3atdoseof20,10,2,0.2,0.1mg*kg-1andthecontrolgroupwasgivenphysiologicalsalinerespectivelyforsixmonths.Theanimalswereweighedandtheratiosofthelivertobodyweightwerecounted.Pathologicalchangesofliverwereobservedbylightmicroscopeandtransmissionelectronmicroscope.Glutamic-oxalacetictransaminase(GOT),glutamic-pyruvictransaminase(GPT),gamma-glutamyltransferase(γ-GT)andalklinephosphatase(ALP)intheserumweremeasured.Theresultsindicatethatthebodyweightofanimalsgainesslowlyinthegroupof20mg*kg-1La(NO3)3,butitgainedquicklyintheratsfedwith0.1mg*kg-1La(NO3)3.Biochemicalindexeshavenoabnormalchanges.Inthegroupof20mg*kg-1La(NO3)3,therewerelipiddropletsanddecreaseofglycogeninthehepatocytes,densermatrixofthemitochondria,deformationofthenucleiofsomehepatocytestodifferentdegreeandinfiltrationofinflammatorycellsatportalarea.ThemorethedoseofLa(NO3)3weregiventotherats,themorethenumberofbodiescontaininghighlyelectronicdensegravel-likegranulesandthesecondarylysosomeswithdensebodies.Theratsfedwith20mg*kg-1La(NO3)3forsixmonthsshowsinjuriouseffectsonthehepatocytes.
