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Table 2 Concentration of Pb (ng/g) in organs following 11 weeks of PbO NP inhalation

From: Macrophage-mediated tissue response evoked by subchronic inhalation of lead oxide nanoparticles is associated with the alteration of phospholipases C and cholesterol transporters

  

ctr

PbO

Lung

Range

 < LOD*

2463–4432

Mean

3393

SD

733

Liver

Range

 < LOD*

667–1281

Mean

937

SD

222

Kidney

Range

 < LOD*

2679–4592

Mean

3502

SD

693

Spleen

Range

 < LOD*

512–1914

Mean

973

SD

551

  1. Mean value is labelled by bold
  2. Comparison of lead concentration in the lung, liver, kidney, and spleen in control and PbO NP inhaling animals. Limit of detection in the lung, liver, kidney, and spleen was 75, 13, 84, and 117 ng/g Pb, respectively