Acute toxicity and genotoxicity of silver nanoparticle in rats.

The potential risk of a nanoparticle as a medical application has raised wide concerns, and this study aims to investigate silver nanoparticle (AgNP)-induced acute toxicities, genotoxicities, target organs and the underlying mechanisms.Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into 4 groups (n = 4 e...

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Main Authors: Hairuo Wen, Mo Dan, Ying Yang, Jianjun Lyu, Anliang Shao, Xiang Cheng, Liang Chen, Liming Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5617228?pdf=render