Liver Kidney Brain C ZnO-NPs C ZnO-NPs C ZnO-NPs Zn 399.74 ± 43.54 507.04 ± 75.51 97.77 ± 33.95 165.74 ± 21.4 263.07 ± 57.14 230.85 ± 32.3 Fe 2.62 ± 0.33 2.08 ± 0.22 2.58 ± 0.95 1.62 ± 0.32 1.33 ± 0.29 0.78 ± 0.11 Cu 0.12 ± 0.01 0.12 ± 0.01 0.36 ± 0.03 0.32 ± 0.03 0.29 ± 0.01 0.22 ± 0.01* K 11.28 ± 1.13 13.78 ± 0.50 14.08 ± 0.69 11.66 ± 0.36* 17.45 ± 1.11 18.80 ± 0.03 Ca 0.82 ± 0.09 0.95 ± 0.26 1.81 ± 0.27 1.68 ± 0.07 5.99 ± 1.35 1.50 ± 0.15* Na 4.66 ± 0.48 4.87 ± 0.33 15.35 ± 0.53 13.38 ± 0.41 11.46 ± 0.04 10.55 ± 0.20*

Data represent the means ± SEM of 6 animals per group. *p<0.05, compared to control

Table 3: Effects of ZnO-NPs treatment on the trace element content.