Nanotoxic Profiling of Novel Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Functionalized with Perchloric Acid and SiPEG as a Radiographic Contrast Medium

Figure 7

Ultrastructure of nucleus in liver. (a) Cx nucleus (straight line); (b) Ix nucleus (dotted line); (c) IONPx nucleus (arrow head pointed figures). Cx and IONPx nucleus are with smooth membrane outline and regular in size, while Ix nucleus reduced in size. Ix is also noted to be irregular and dense nucleus membrane outline.

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