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Cadmium-109 metabolism in mice. III. Organ retention in mice ovariectomized after experiencing multiple rounds of gestation and lactation

Journal Article · · Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health; (United States)
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  1. Eastern Washington Univ., Cheney (United States)
  2. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)

Organ retention of [sup 109]Cd was studied in multiparous female mice 6 wk after ovariectomy of sham-control surgery. Females previously had experienced from three to five rounds of gestation/lactation during a maximum of 5 successive, 42-d reproductive periods. Throughout the experiment, mice were provided with tracer amounts of [sup 109]Cd in drinking water as well as stable Cd appropriate for the itai-itai experience in solid diets otherwise sufficient or deficient in nutrient quality. For sufficient-diet females, organ [sup 109]Cd content and concentration values were somewhat lower in the ovariectomized group compared to the sham control group. For deficient-diet females, the opposite trend occurred. When ovariectomized groups were compared with round 5 breeder groups of the same dietary experience, in almost all instances organ [sup 109]Cd content and concentration values were lower in the ovariectomized animals. Exceptions to this trend occurred in hepatic and especially renal tissues, where [sup 109]Cd concentrations were higher in the deficient-diet, ovariectomized group. Finally, when the deficient-diet, ovariectomized group was compared with its sufficient-diet counterpart, significantly higher [sup 109]Cd content values were found for liver, kidneys, and whole body (minus GI tract) in the former group. Conversely, when the same tissue content values were compared between the sham-control groups, differences without exception proved to be nonsignificant. 10 refs., 3 tabs.

DOE Contract Number:
W-31109-ENG-38
OSTI ID:
7061807
Journal Information:
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health; (United States) Vol. 38:2; ISSN 0098-4108; ISSN JTEHD6
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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