Changes in the structure and function of the kidney of rats chronically exposed to cadmium. I. Biochemical and histopathological studies

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 344-352

  Brzóska, Małgorzata M ^a   Kamiński, Marcin ^b   Supernak Bobko, Dorota ^b   Zwierz, Krzysztof ^a   Moniuszko Jakoniuk, Janina ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Kidney function; Kidney structure; Nephrotoxicity markers; Rats

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; CREATININE; ISOENZYME; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; UREA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; BRUSH BORDER; CAPILLARY; CELL DAMAGE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; GLOMERULUS; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY MASS; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; KIDNEY PROXIMAL TUBULE; KIDNEY STRUCTURE; KIDNEY TUBULE; KIDNEY TUBULE DAMAGE; KIDNEY TUBULE EPITHELIUM; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; NEPHRON; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL; TOXICOKINETICS; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION; URINE LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; GLOMERULUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0038008258     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-003-0451-1     Document Type: Article

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