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Table 2 Relative organ weights of male rats (% body weight)

From: Subchronic inhalation toxicity of gold nanoparticles

GROUP: (mean ± S.E)

Control

Low

Middle

High

Body weight

415.08 ± 7.79 (10)

412.81 ± 10.83 (10)

415.93 ± 11.72 (10)

440.81 ± 12.48 (10)

Testis (Left)

0.41 ± 0.01 (8)

0.44 ± 0.02 (10)

0.45 ± 0.01 (10)

0.41 ± 0.02 (8)

Testis (Right)

0.40 ± 0.01 (8)

0.43 ± 0.02 (10)

0.45 ± 0.01 (10)

0.40 ± 0.02 (8)

Kidney (Left)

0.27 ± 0.01 (8)

0.28 ± 0.00 (10)

0.29 ± 0.01 (10)

0.26 ± 0.01 (8)

Kidney (Right)

0.28 ± 0.01 (8)

0.29 ± 0.01 (10)

0.29 ± 0.01 (10)

0.28 ± 0.01 (8)

Spleen

0.17 ± 0.01 (8)

0.17 ± 0.01 (10)

0.17 ± 0.01 (10)

0.17 ± 0.01 (8)

Liver

2.60 ± 0.05 (8)

2.52 ± 0.05 (10)

2.61 ± 0.05 (10)

2.56 ± 0.05 (8)

Adrenal gland (Left)

0.007 ± 0.000 (8)

0.007 ± 0.001 (10)

0.007 ± 0.000 (10)

0.007 ± 0.000 (8)

Adrenal gland (Right)

0.007 ± 0.000 (8)

0.007 ± 0.000 (10)

0.007 ± 0.001 (10)

0.007 ± 0.001 (8)

Heart

0.27 ± 0.01 (8)

0.28 ± 0.00 (10)

0.28 ± 0.01 (10)

0.27 ± 0.00 (8)

Thymus

0.08 ± 0.01 (8)

0.08 ± 0.00 (10)

0.09 ± 0.01 (10)

0.08 ± 0.01 (8)

Lung (Left)

0.12 ± 0.00 (6)

0.12 ± 0.00 (6)

0.11 ± 0.00 (6)

0.11 ± 0.00 (6)

Kung (Right)

0.22 ± 0.00 (6)

0.23 ± 0.00 (6)

0.21 ± 0.00 (6)

0.21 ± 0.00 (6)

Brain

0.49 ± 0.01 (8)

0.51 ± 0.01 (10)

0.51 ± 0.01 (10)

0.47 ± 0.01 (8)

Olfactory bulb

0.017 ± 0.002 (8)

0.027 ± 0.002 (10)

0.023 ± 0.003 (10)

0.022 ± 0.001 (8)

Hypophysis

0.002 ± 0.000 (8)

0.002 ± 0.000 (10)

0.002 ± 0.000 (10)

0.002 ± 0.000 (8)

  1. ( ): number of animals