FIG. 3.

Relative abundance comparison of selected proteins found in the BCs of all four AuNPs in the obese condition. Proteins identified as present with the BCs of all four AuNPs in the obese condition were compared in their abundance. Peak intensities were log10 transformed to convert the raw values to a more readily understandable format. Comparisons were performed by one-way ANOVA with Tukey post hoc analysis (p < 0.05). *Denotes statistical significance compared to the corresponding 20 nm AuNP with the same coating, ^#denotes statistical significance compared to the corresponding citrate-coated AuNP with the same size.