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Table 1 24 h excretion of silver in urine and feces

From: Distribution of silver in rats following 28 days of repeated oral exposure to silver nanoparticles or silver acetate

 

urine (μg)

feces (μg)

urine (% of 24 h intake)

feces (% of 24 h intake)

Ag-PVP nanoparticles

0.10 ± 0.05

1190 ± 430

0.005 ± 0.003

63 ± 23

Ag acetate

0.73 ± 0.23

610 ± 250

0.057 ± 0.017

49 ± 21

  1. Absolute and relative amount of silver (mean ± 1s.d., N = 5) excreted in urine and feces within a 24 hour time period in week 3 of the study.
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Particle and Fibre Toxicology

ISSN: 1743-8977

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