Figure 2.
Differential cell analysis of BAL fluid in animals exposed to Cu nanoparticles (NPs). Number of cells in BAL fluid from mice after sub-acute inhalation (A) and intratracheal instillation (B) exposure of Cu NPs. Data are expressed as mean ± SE; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 significantly different from sham-exposed mice; Macrophages (p < 0.05) and Neutrophils (p < 0.001) from instillation exposure were analyzed by one-way ANOVA test of a trend for comparison between NP exposure groups and controls.