Table 3 Therapeutic effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles on larval count in the lungs and spleen of P. equorum infected rats.

From: Nematocidal activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles synthesized using chicken egg albumin in lung and spleen of Parascaris equorum experimentally infected rats

Groups

Organ

Vehicle

ZnO NPs (30 mg/kg)

ZnO NPs (60 mg/kg)

Lungs

16.2 ± 0.17a

4.8 ± 0.17b

5.2 ± 0.17b

Spleen

5.8 ± 0.17a

1.7 ± 0.05b

0 ± 0

  1. Results are expressed as mean ± SE in each group.
  2. a: significant at (P < 0.05) compared to control group.
  3. b: significant compared to vehicle group.
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