Kharthik et al. [61]
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Brine shrimp lethality assay
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No toxicity up to 8 mg/kg/bw
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Histological analysis
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Tissue damages were reported at doses 12, 16 and 20 mg/kg/bw
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Search for any signs of toxicity
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Deaths, behavioural changes, changes in physical appearance observed at doses 8, 12, 16 and 20 mg/kg/bw
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Mishra et al. [49]
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Haemolysis assay
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No signs of haemolysis up to 40 µg/mL (MHC10 > 40 µg/mL)
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Rajakumar et al. [51]
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MTT assay using Hep-G2 cell line
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Cellular toxicity (necrosis and cytopathic effects) of 8.5%, 24%, 48%, 65% and 76.5% at doses 1, 10, 100, 250 and 500 µg/mL respectively (more toxic than Pd (OAc)2 and plant extract)
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Jaganathan et al. [62]
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MTT assay using Hep-G2 cell line
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Viability of Hep-G2 cells decreased when tested doses of NPs increased (IC50 = 25.96 µg/mL)
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Apoptosis assay
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NPs induced apoptosis which increased significantly from 1.6 to 7.8% at doses 1.88 µg/mL and 30 µg/mL respectively
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Dutta et al. [57]
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MTT assay using HeLa and L6 lines
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Insignificant toxicity against the both cell lines (IC50 > 200 µg/mL and > 250 µg/mL)
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Gandhi et al. [59]
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Non-target organism assay
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NPs did not exhibit any noticeable toxicity on Poecilia reticulata after 24 h of exposure
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Rotimi et al. [60]
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Keusch et al. assay using HeLa lines
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NPs were not toxic (% cell viability 89.66% ± 1.55%)
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