Table S1.
Histopathological findings in the nanomaterial-fed chicks
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| 5 days old | 10 days old | 5 days old | 10 days old | 5 days old | 10 days old | 5 days old | 10 days old | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Gizzard | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Proventriculus | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Small intestine | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Large intestine | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lung | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Heart | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Liver | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Kidney | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Notes: –No significant lesion.
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Degree of lesions was graded from 1 to 4 depending on severity: 1 = minimal (<1%); 2: slight (1%–25%); 3 = moderate (26%–50%); 4 = moderate/severe (51%–75%); 5 = severe/high (76%–100%).
Abbreviations: AgNP, silver nanoparticle; NSP, nanoscale silicate platelet.