Figure 4From: Lung toxicity and biodistribution of Cd/Se-ZnS quantum dots with different surface functional groups after pulmonary exposure in rats Cellular differentials in bronchoalveolar lavage. Total number of (A) alveolar macrophages (AM), (B) polymorphonuclear cells (PMN), and (C) lymphocytes recovered by from rats 1, 3, 5, 7, 14, and 28 days after intratracheal-instillation with 1.25, 5.0, or 12.5 μg of QD-NH2 or QD-COOH. * significantly different from all groups; + significantly different from saline, 1.25 μg, and 5.0 μg groups; # significantly different from saline and 1.25 μg groups; @ significantly different from saline, 1.25 μg groups, and QD-NH2 at 5.0 μg; X significantly different from saline, 1.25 μg groups, and QD-COOH at 5.0 μg; ^ significantly different from saline (p<0.05).Back to article page