Table 1 Effects of carbon dots on spleen and thymus weight coefficient of BALB/c mice
From: Carbon dots: a safe nanoscale substance for the immunologic system of mice
Groups | Spleen coefficient | Thymus coefficient | ||
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1 day | 9 days | 1 day | 9 days | |
Saline | 0.3616 ± 0.0027 | 0.9817 ± 0.1343 | 0.2305 ± 0.0148 | 0.2598 ± 0.0955 |
Carbon dots | ||||
2 mg/kg | 0.3711 ± 0.0128* | 0.8617 ± 0.2637* | 0.2092 ± 0.0502* | 0.2707 ± 0.0687* |
10 mg/kg | 0.4020 ± 0.0537* | 0.8443 ± 0.0871* | 0.2057 ± 0.0328* | 0.2793 ± 0.0215* |
50 mg/kg | 0.4469 ± 0.0846* | 0.9927 ± 0.3637* | 0.1886 ± 0.0095* | 0.2653 ± 0.0398* |