title: Nanotoxicology. No signs of illness.
abstract: Quantum dots that contain cadmium, selenium and zinc are not toxic to monkeys for periods of up to 90 days, but longer-term studies are needed to determine the ultimate fate of the heavy metals that accumulate in the organs.
authors: University of Toronto, Ontario, ON, Canada.
authors: Leo Y T
authors: LY
authors: Chou
authors: Warren C W
authors: WC
authors: Chan
mesh_terms: D000825:Animal Structures / Q000473:pathology*; D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D045663:Quantum Dots; D018036:Selenium Compounds / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013440:Sulfides / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D018036:Selenium Compounds; D013440:Sulfides; D002104:Cadmium