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. 2022 Jul;10(13):751. doi: 10.21037/atm-22-3047

Table 3. F1 generation (Cohort 1A)—male organ weight and relative organ coefficient.

Test Items ZnO NPs (mg/kg bw/d)
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.