Table 2 Acute lethal results by single oral administration in mice (n = 10)
Sample | Se content (mg g−1) | ICR mice | KM mice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LD50 (g kg−1 bw) | LD50(Se) (mg Se kg−1 bw) | LD50 (g kg−1 bw) | LD50(Se) (mg Se kg−1 bw) | ||
Sodium selenite | 456.7 | 7.4 × 10−3 (5.3–10.3) × 10−3a | 3.4 (2.4–4.7)b | 1.92 × 10−2 (1.62–2.27) × 10−2a | 8.8 (7.4–10.4)b |
Blank-C/C | – | > 15 | – | > 20 | – |
SeNPs-C/C | 10.5 | 3.72 (2.57–5.40)a | 39.1 (27.0–56.7)b | 3.54 (2.97–4.23)a | 37.2 (31.2–44.4)b |