Skip to main content
. 2022 Sep 19;71(5):677–694. doi: 10.33549/physiolres.934831

Table 1.

The body and organ weights of male rats treated with aluminum oxide nanoparticles (Al2O3-nps), zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-nps) and their combination.

Weight (g) Experimental groups
Control Al2O3-nps ZnO-nps Al2O3-nps + ZnO-nps
IBW 169±3.17a 167±2.38a 170±2.24a 168±2.91a
FBW 222±6.16a 207±3.67b 201±5.50b 195±4.53b
BWG 53.5±8.45a 40±6.49a,b 30.5±6.97b 27±6.61b
Heart weight 0.81±0.10a 0.68±0.02a,b 0.65±0.02b 0.63±0.02b
Brain weight 1.52±0.07a 1.43±0.05a 1.41±0.04a 1.44±0.04a
Lung weight 1.63±0.06a 1.64±0.10a 1.57±0.07a 1.59±0.09a

Mean values within a row not sharing common superscript letters (a, b, c, d) were significantly different, p<0.05. IBW – initial body weight, FBW – final body weight, BWG – body weight gain.