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Table 3 Assignments of rats in micro CT measurements and distribution of AgNPs in the ear post-intratympanic administration

From: Micro CT visualization of silver nanoparticles in the middle and inner ear of rat and transportation pathway after transtympanic injection

AgNPs conc

370.7 mM

37.1 mM

1.85 mM

  

Time points

4 h*

24 h*

4 h*

7 d2*

7 d*

Locations of AgNPs in the ear

ME, OC, SA, RWM, OW, ET, ST

ME, OC, SA, RWM, OW, ET, ST

ND

ME

ND

  1. *Two rats were assigned into each group. conc: concentration; ET: Eustachian tube; ME: middle ear; ND: not detected; OC: ossicular chain; OW: oval window; RWM: round window membrane; SA: stapes artery; ST: scala tympani.