Blood Biochemical and Hematological Study after Subacute Intravenous Injection of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles and Coadministered Gold and Silver Nanoparticles of Similar Sizes
Table 3
Relative organ weights of male rats after 4 weeks of recovery (n=3).
Dose (μg/kg)
G1
G2
G3
G4
G5
G6
G7
Control
Silver 10
Silver 100
Gold 10
Gold 100
Mix 10
Mix 100
BODY WEIGHT (g)
492.75±7.03
488.05±20.72
515.00±27.76
470.37±17.00
509.79±23.61
516.41±30.25
515.12±10.65
TESTIS (LEFT)
0.37±0.02
0.36±0.01
0.37±0.03
0.41±0.01
0.35±0.02
0.33±0.03
0.33±0.005
TESTIS (RIGHT)
0.37±0.02
0.36±0.01
0.36±0.02
0.41±0.01
0.35±0.01
0.34±0.03
0.33±0.01
KIDNEY (LEFT)
0.31±0.01
0.34±0.01
0.32±0.01
0.30±0.02
0.30±0.01
0.29±0.01
0.29±0.02
KIDNEY (RIGHT)
0.32±0.01
0.35±0.02
0.33±0.02
0.32±0.01
0.29±0.01
0.29±0.01
0.29±0.02
SPLEEN
0.19±0.01
0.20±0.01
0.17±0.01
0.21±0.01
0.20±0.02
0.18±0.16
0.18±0.03
LIVER
2.78±0.16
2.86±0.18
2.68±0.15
2.73±0.16
2.69±0.08
2.73±0.01
2.53±0.07
THYMUS
0.06±0.005
0.08±0.003
0.08±0.005
0.08±0.01
0.07±0.01
0.07±0.01
0.08±0.01
HEART
0.30±0.02
0.32±0.01
0.31±0.02
0.31±0.02
0.29±0.01
0.31±0.01
0.28±0.01
LUNG (LEFT)
0.10±0.003
0.11±0.01
0.11±0.003
0.10±0.002
0.10±0.004
0.10±0.01
0.09±0.003
LUNG (RIGHT)
0.18±0.01
0.25±0.04
0.21±0.01
0.19±0.01
0.19±0.01
0.18±0.01
0.17±0.01
BRAIN
0.45±0.02
0.46±0.02
0.42±0.02
0.43±0.01
0.42±0.02
0.39±0.03
0.39±0.01
, p<0.05, comparing with control group; relative organ weight = organ weight/body weight x 100.
