Fig. 7From: Surface chemistry governs the sub-organ transfer, clearance and toxicity of functional gold nanoparticles in the liver and kidneyTEM images of mouse kidney at 1Â h after i.v. injection of functionalized GNPs. A small amount of PEG-GNPs (red arrows) were deposited in the lysosomes of renal tubule epithelial cells (a) and tubulointerstitium (b). A lot of PEI-GNPs (red arrows) were deposited in podocytes (c) and the lysosomes of renal tubule epithelial cells (d). GBM glomerular basement membraneBack to article page