Figure 5.
Dose-dependent induction of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) in MCF-7 cells after nickel nanoparticle (Ni NP) exposure. (A) Representative microphotographs showing Ni NP-induced MMP in MCF-7 cells.a (B) Percentage change in MMP of MCF-7 cells due to Ni NP exposure.b
Notes: aImages were captured with an Olympus CKX41 fluorescence microscope (Olympus Corporation, Toyko, Japan); bdata represented are mean ± standard deviation of three identical experiments made in triplicate. *Statistically significant difference compared with the control (P<0.05).