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Table 2 Body and heart weight of chickens treated with different levels of AgNano

From: Silver nanoparticles administered to chicken affect VEGFA and FGF2 gene expression in breast muscle and heart

Weight	Treatment					ANOVA
Weight	Control	10 ppm AgNano	20 ppm AgNano	10 ppm AgNano^b	20 ppm AgNano^b	SEM	P value
Body (kg)	1.578	1.684	1.725	1.436	1.545	0.0455	0.2853
Heart (g)	6.52	7.00	6.80	6.14	6.23	0.299	0.8937
Heart^a (relative, %)	0.407	0.413	0.392	0.427	0.406	0.0124	0.9427

^aValues were calculated as the heart weight divided by the body weight, expressed as percentage; ^beggs were in ovo injected; the level of significance is P < 0.05. AgNano, nanoparticles of colloidal silver; ANOVA, analysis of variance; SEM, standard error of the mean.

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