The Late and Persistent Pathogenic Effects of Cadmium at Very Low Levels on the Kidney of Rats

• Main Authors: Bo Wang (Author), Qi Luo (Author), Chen Shao (Author), Xin Li (Author), Feng Li (Author), Yanan Liu (Author), Liankun Sun (Author), Yang Li (Author), Lu Cai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Cadmium (Cd) is an important nephrotoxic pollutant. To examine late effects on the kidney of individuals previously exposed to chronic Cd at very low levels, male Wistar rats were given 20 nmol/kg i.p. injections of Cd every other day for 4 weeks. At the 20 th , 28 th , 36 th , 44 th and 52 nd week...