Table 3. F1 generation (Cohort 1A)—male organ weight and relative organ coefficient.
Test Items | ZnO NPs (mg/kg bw/d) | |||
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0 | 7 | 50 | 350 | |
Final body weight (mean ± SD, g) | 604±52 | 594±31 | 576±40 | 533±62* |
Organ weight (mean ± SD, g) | ||||
Liver | 16.27±1.85 | 15.81±1.40 | 15.53±2.05 | 14.46±2.04* |
Heart | 2.01±0.13 | 1.85±0.14 | 1.85±0.19 | 1.73±0.22* |
Spleen | 1.05±0.18 | 1.10±0.15 | 1.05±0.15 | 0.87±0.18* |
Lung | 2.32±0.41 | 2.31±0.25 | 2.33±0.60 | 1.92±0.39 |
Kidney | 4.02±0.40 | 3.77±0.36 | 3.77±0.47 | 3.56±0.45* |
Brain | 2.18±0.12 | 2.15±0.16 | 2.14±0.11 | 2.00±0.18* |
Testis | 3.69±0.66 | 3.80±0.37 | 3.85±0.42 | 3.28±0.60* |
Epididymis | 2.14±0.50 | 1.96±0.57 | 2.07±0.42 | 1.95±0.48* |
Organ coefficient (mean ± SD, %) | ||||
Liver | 2.69±0.16 | 2.66±0.19 | 2.69±0.25 | 2.72±0.33 |
Heart | 0.33±0.03 | 0.31±0.02 | 0.32±0.03 | 0.33±0.03 |
Spleen | 0.17±0.03 | 0.18±0.02 | 0.18±0.03 | 0.16±0.03 |
Lung | 0.39±0.07 | 0.39±0.04 | 0.41±0.11 | 0.36±0.07 |
Kidney | 0.67±0.04 | 0.63±0.05 | 0.65±0.07 | 0.67±0.09 |
Brain | 0.36±0.03 | 0.36±0.03 | 0.37±0.03 | 0.38±0.05 |
Testis | 0.61±0.10 | 0.64±0.06 | 0.67±0.06 | 0.62±0.13 |
Epididymis | 0.36±0.09 | 0.33±0.10 | 0.36±0.08 | 0.37±0.10 |
Statistical significance is represented as *P<0.05 as compared with control group. ZnO NPs, zinc oxide nanoparticles.