Table 2 Blood concentration-time curves of Cd and Te in mice exposed to CdTe/ZnS aqQDs

1 min

195.23 ± 1.78

73.60 ± 2.40

3.01:1

15 min

142.40 ± 3.40

54.80 ± 0.57

2.95:1

30 min

123.70 ± 2.68

47.60 ± 3.32

2.95:1

1 h

108.80 ± 1.98

42.05 ± 1.13

2.94:1

6 h

91.00 ± 2.24

41.70 ± 3.11

2.48:1

12 h

66.23 ± 1.90

26.50 ± 1.27

2.30:1

24 h

24.33 ± 4.29

10.10 ± 4.25

1.87:1

3 d

ND

7.10 ± 1.42

ND