Cadmium toxicity decreased by dietary ascorbic acid supplements
Journal Article
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· Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States)
Feeding the environmental toxicant cadmium to young Japanese quail for 4 weeks produced growth retardation, severe anemia, low concentrations of iron in the liver, and high concentrations of cadmium in the liver. Dietary ascorbic acid supplements almost completely prevented the anemia and improved the growth rate but did not markedly alter concentrations of iron or cadmium in the liver.
- Research Organization:
- Food and Drug Administration, Washington, DC
- OSTI ID:
- 5473684
- Journal Information:
- Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States), Journal Name: Science (Washington, D.C.); (United States) Vol. 169; ISSN SCIEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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560305* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Vertebrates-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
ANIMALS
ASCORBIC ACID
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIRDS
BODY
CADMIUM
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
COPPER
DATA
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOWL
GLANDS
GLOBIN
HEMOGLOBIN
HETEROCYCLIC ACIDS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
IRON
LIVER
METALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PIGMENTS
PORPHYRINS
PROTEINS
SPECTROSCOPY
TOXICITY
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
USA
VERTEBRATES
VITAMINS
WASHINGTON DC
ZINC
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
ANIMALS
ASCORBIC ACID
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIRDS
BODY
CADMIUM
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
COPPER
DATA
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FOWL
GLANDS
GLOBIN
HEMOGLOBIN
HETEROCYCLIC ACIDS
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
IRON
LIVER
METALS
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PIGMENTS
PORPHYRINS
PROTEINS
SPECTROSCOPY
TOXICITY
TRANSITION ELEMENTS
USA
VERTEBRATES
VITAMINS
WASHINGTON DC
ZINC