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. 2018 May 29;13:3163–3176. doi: 10.2147/IJN.S156880

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TEM and morphological analysis of VSMCs treated with pAuNPs.

Notes: VSMCs were incubated with pAuNPs for the indicated time intervals. (A) The subcellular distribution of the pAuNPs was analyzed by TEM. Scale bar =0.5 μm. (B) Cell morphology was analyzed by phase-contrast microscopy. Scale bar =100 μm.

Abbreviations: TEM, transmission electron microscopy; pAuNPs, physically synthesized gold nanoparticles; VSMC, vascular smooth muscle cell; ER, endoplasmic reticulum; M, mitochondria; N, nucleus.