Table 3 Silver concentration in each a lung lobe (RCr, RM, RCa, RA and LL) at exposed 5-day (mean ± S.D) (n = 5)
Lobes | Retention (μg/g)a | Lung weight (g)b (% of total weight) | Retention (μg)/lobec | Number of acinid (range) | Retention (ng)/acinuse (range) | No of AgNP (×106)/acinusf (range) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RCr | 28.41 ± 3.88 | 0.15 ± 0.01 (11.1) | 4.22 ± 0.84 (11.27%) | 689 ± 138 (551–827) | 6.13 ± 1.22 (4.91–7.35) | 86.78 ± 17.22 (69.56–104.00) |
RM | 36.21 ± 2.68 | 0.15 ± 0.01 (12.2) | 5.58 ± 0.60 (14.88%) | 734 ± 66 (668–800) | 7.59 ± 0.81 (6.78–8.41) | 107.54 ± 11.53 (96.01–119.07) |
RCa | 31.18 ± 3.14 | 0.35 ± 0.01 (30) | 10.89 ± 0.82 (29.06%) | 1808 ± 103 (1705–1911) | 6.02 ± 0.46 (5.57–6.48) | 85.27 ± 6.42 (78.84–91.69) |
RA | 36.82 ± 5.01 | 0.13 ± 0.02 (11.1) | 4.89 ± 0.50 (13.4%) | 686 ± 89 (597–775) | 7.13 ± 0.72 (6.40–7.85) | 100.87 ± 10.27 (90.60–111.13) |
RLg | 32.59 ± 2.01 | 0.79 ± 0.04 (64.4) | 25.58 ± 1.43 (68.26%) | 3970 ± 329 (3641–4299) | 6.44 ± 0.36 (6.08–6.80) | 96.25 ± 5.06 (96.25–86.13) |
LL | 26.80 ± 7.68 | 0.45 ± 0.03 (35.6) | 11.90 ± 3.02 (31.74%) | 1973 ± 192 (1781–2165) | 6.03 ± 1.53 (4.50–7.56) | 85.35 ± 21.64 (63.72–106.99) |
Total lung | 30.49 ± 3.81 | 1.23 ± 0.07 | 37.47 ± 3.51 | 5943 ± 521 (5622–6264) | 6.30 ± 0.59 (5.72–6.89) | 89.26 ± 8.36 (80.90–97.62) |