Table 2 Silver concentration in each a lung lobe (RCr, RM, RCa, and LL) at exposed 1-day (mean ± S.D) (n = 5)
Lobes | Deposition / Retention (μg/g)a | Lung weight (g)b (% of total weight) | Retention (μg)/lobec (% of total) | Number of acinid (range) | Retention (ng)/acinuse (range) | No of AgNP (×106)/acinusf (range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RCr | 10.62 ± 1.80 | 0.10 ± 0.01 (11.1) | 1.11 ± 0.23 (10.35%) | 689 ± 138 (551–827) | 1.61 ± 0.33 (1.28–1.94) | 22.80 ± 4.65 (18.16–27.45) |
RM | 13.64 ± 1.68 | 0.11 ± 0.01 (12.2) | 1.53 ± 0.26 (14.31%) | 734 ± 66 (668–800) | 2.09 ± 0.36 (1.73–2.45) | 29.59 ± 5.06 (24.53–34.64) |
RCa | 11.00 ± 1.51 | 0.27 ± 0.03 (30) | 2.91 ± 0.32 (27.10%) | 1808 ± 103 (1705–1911) | 1.61 ± 0.18 (1.43–1.79) | 22.75 ± 2.54 (20.21–25.30) |
RA | 14.42 ± 1.48 | 0.10 ± 0.01 (11.1) | 1.45 ± 0.20 (13.49%) | 686 ± 89 (597–775) | 2.11 ± 0.30 (1.81–2.40) | 29.84 ± 4.19 (25.65–34.03) |
RLg | 12.02 ± 1.09 | 0.58 ± 0.03 (64.4) | 7.00 ± 0.64 (65.25%) | 3970 ± 329 (3641–4299) | 1.76 ± 0.16 (1.60–1.92) | 24.93 ± 2.29 (27.22–22.64) |
LL | 11.63 ± 1.25 | 0.32 ± 0.02 (35.6) | 3.73 ± 0.26 (34.75%) | 1973 ± 192 (1781–2165) | 1.89 ± 0.13 (1.76–2.02) | 26.73 ± 1.86 (24.87–28.59) |
Total lung | 11.88 ± 0.73 | 0.90 ± 0.05 | 10.72 ± 0.53 | 5943 ± 521 (5622–6264) | 1.80 ± 0.09 (1.72–1.89) | 25.54 ± 1.26 (24.28–26.80) |