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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: NanoImpact. 2020 Feb 20;18:100214. doi: 10.1016/j.impact.2020.100214

Table 4.

Concentration of selected isotopes in lung tissues of exposed and control animals at 4 and 24 h post exposure, determined by ICP-MS. Data were adjusted for digestion efficiency.

Investigated ENM Measured isotope Concentration, μg/g (dry wt) Mean ± SE
Shams (n = 5) 4 h (n = 5) 24 h (n = 5)
CuO 63Cu 12.1 ± 0.8 60.0 ± 1.6*** 50.9 ± 2.1***
ZnO 64Zn 196.1 ± 6.0 181.1 ± 20.9 116.7 ± 1.1
V2O5 51V 0.3 ± 0.0 31.8 ± 2.6*** 18.2 ± 0.8*
WO3 183W 0.2 ± 0.0 58.6 ± 4.8*** 19.8 ± 2.1***
*

p < 0.05

***

p < 0.001 significantly higher from shams.