Table 3 Biochemistry results of mice intravenously exposed to C-dots (day 14)
From: Systematic safety evaluation on photoluminescent carbon dots
Biochemical index | Control (n = 10) | Low (n = 10) | High (n = 10) | F value | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glutamate-pyruvate transaminase (U/L) | 39 ± 11 | 41 ± 8 | 38 ± 8 | 0.352 | 0.707 |
Glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase (U/L) | 104 ± 26 | 104 ± 20 | 94 ± 16 | 0.717 | 0.497 |
Urea (mmol/L) | 7.66 ± 1.02 | 6.81 ± 1.25 | 6.87 ± 0.83 | 2.035 | 0.150 |
Creatinine (μmol/L) | 24 ± 4 | 24 ± 3 | 23 ± 3 | 0.279 | 0.759 |
Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 2.65 ± 0.50 | 2.67 ± 0.45 | 2.72 ± 0.48 | 0.050 | 0.951 |
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 1.66 ± 0.63 | 1.51 ± 0.29 | 1.66 ± 0.30 | 0.390 | 0.681 |
Blood glucose (mmol/L) | 9.45 ± 1.33 | 7.76 ± 0.72** | 8.34 ± 0.99* | 6.795 | 0.004 |
Total protein (g/L) | 52.2 ± 2.6 | 52.9 ± 2.0 | 52.4 ± 1.6 | 0.289 | 0.751 |
Albumin (g/L) | 32.6 ± 0.9 | 32.6 ± 1.2 | 32.1 ± 1.2 | 0.825 | 0.449 |