Table 2.
Weight changes of mice exposed to zinc oxide nanoparticles and zinc salts. * denotes significant difference with the control group.
| Control | 7 Days |
14 Days |
28 Days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 ± 1.15 | 30 ± 2.24 | 29 ± 1.38 | |
| ZnO NPs | 28 ± 2.71 | 27 ± 2.16 | 26 ± 2.52 |
| ZnSO4 | 28 ± 3.12 | 26 ± 3.62 | 26 ± 2.93 |
| Zn (NO3)2 | 29 ± 1.18 | 29 ± 1.73 | 27 ± 1.37 |
| ZnCl2 | 30 ± 2.15 | 27 ± 1.62 | 25 ± 2.18* |