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Table 3 Relative organ weights of female rats (% body weight)

From: Subchronic inhalation toxicity of gold nanoparticles

GROUP: (mean ± S.E)

Control

Low

Middle

High

Body weight

237.53 ± 6.76 (10)

264.88 ± 5.19 (10)

248.82 ± 9.05 (10)

245.26 ± 4.91 (10)

Ovary (Left)

0.020 ± 0.002 (10)

0.021 ± 0.001 (10)

0.019 ± 0.001 (10)

0.020 ± 0.001 (10)

Ovary (Right)

0.021 ± 0.001 (10)

0.021 ± 0.001 (10)

0.021 ± 0.001 (10)

0.021 ± 0.002 (10)

Kidney (Left)

0.29 ± 0.01 (10)

0.28 ± 0.00 (10)

0.30 ± 0.01 (10)

0.29 ± 0.01 (10)

Kidney (Right)

0.30 ± 0.01 (10)

0.29 ± 0.01 (10)

0.30 ± 0.01 (10)

0.29 ± 0.01 (10)

Spleen

0.20 ± 0.01 (10)

0.18 ± 0.01 (10)

0.19 ± 0.01 (10)

0.18 ± 0.01 (10)

Liver

2.42 ± 0.03 (10)

2.43 ± 0.04 (10)

2.54 ± 0.06 (10)

2.44 ± 0.05 (10)

Adrenal gland (Left)

0.013 ± 0.001 (10)

0.013 ± 0.001 (10)

0.012 ± 0.001 (10)

0.013 ± 0.001 (10)

Adrenal gland (Right)

0.013 ± 0.001 (10)

0.013 ± 0.001 (10)

0.012 ± 0.001 (10)

0.015 ± 0.002 (10)

Heart

0.34 ± 0.01 (10)

0.32 ± 0.01 (10)

0.32 ± 0.01 (10)

0.33 ± 0.01 (10)

Thymus

0.12 ± 0.00 (10)

0.14 ± 0.01 (10)

0.12 ± 0.01 (10)

0.13 ± 0.01 (10)

Lung (Left)

0.18 ± 0.03 (6)

0.17 ± 0.03 (6)

0.17 ± 0.02 (6)

0.16 ± 0.00 (6)

Kung (Right)

0.36 ± 0.05 (6)

0.31 ± 0.03 (6)

0.32 ± 0.04 (6)

0.30 ± 0.01 (6)

Brain

0.84 ± 0.02 (10)

0.76 ± 0.02 (10)

0.80 ± 0.03 (10)

0.82 ± 0.02 (10)

Olfactory bulb

0.040 ± 0.003 (10)

0.034 ± 0.002 (10)

0.041 ± 0.002 (10)

0.039 ± 0.002 (10)

Hypophysis

0.005 ± 0.001 (10)

0.005 ± 0.000 (10)

0.006 ± 0.001 (10)

0.006 ± 0.001 (10)

  1. ( ): number of animals