Table 5.
Mitotic division rate per 1000 cells scored in control and Ag@Se NP treated Allium cepa root cells.
| Treatment | Sample | I a (%) | P b (%) | M c (%) | A d (%) | T e (%) | MI f (%) | Ave MI (%) | MD g (%) | Ave MD (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distilled H2O | Sample 1 | 61.49 | 32.76 | 1.72 | 1.15 | 2.87 | 38.51 | 38.03 ± 1.44 | −1.25 | 0.00 ± 3.79 |
| Sample 2 | 60.82 | 25.26 | 6.70 | 2.06 | 5.15 | 39.18 | −3.01 | |||
| Sample 3 | 63.59 | 26.15 | 7.69 | 1.54 | 1.03 | 36.41 | 4.26 | |||
| Ag@Se (1 µg/mL) | Sample 1 | 68.26 | 27.54 | 1.80 | 1.20 | 1.20 | 31.74 | 33.77 ± 4.26 | 16.55 | 11.19 ± 11.19 |
| Sample 2 | 69.08 | 27.63 | 1.97 | 0.66 | 0.66 | 30.92 | 18.69 | |||
| Sample 3 | 61.33 | 34.67 | 0 | 2.67 | 1.33 | 38.67 | −1.67 | |||
| Ag@Se (10 µg/mL) | Sample 1 | 77.33 | 20.89 | 0.44 | 0.44 | 0.89 | 22.67 | 28.19 ± 5.53 | 40.40 | 25.87 ± 14.53 |
| Sample 2 | 71.81 | 22.55 | 1.48 | 2.97 | 1.19 | 28.19 | 25.87 | |||
| Sample 3 | 66.28 | 31.39 | 1.16 | 0.58 | 0.58 | 33.72 | 11.33 | |||
| Ag@Se (100 µg/mL) | Sample 1 | 69.85 | 25.19 | 3.44 | 0.76 | 0.76 | 30.15 | 28.03 ± 3.43 | 20.71 | 26.30 ± 9.01 |
| Sample 2 | 75.93 | 17.28 | 1.23 | 3.70 | 1.85 | 24.07 | 36.70 | |||
| Sample 3 | 70.14 | 27.49 | 0.95 | 0.47 | 0.95 | 29.86 | 21.49 |