Sex-specific effects of neonatal exposures to low levels of cadmium through maternal milk on development and immune functions of juvenile and adult rats

Toxicology

Volumn 209, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 289-301

  Pillet, Stéphane ^a,b   Rooney, Andrew A ^a,c   Bouquegneau, Jean Marie ^b   Cyr, Daniel G ^a   Fournier, Michel ^a  

^a INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Cadmium; Gender specific effects; Immune functions; Juveniles; Maternal milk

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DRINKING WATER; MESSENGER RNA; METALLOTHIONEIN I;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST MILK; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNOTOXICITY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY MASS; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX RATIO; SPLEEN WEIGHT; WEANING;

EID: 15944363443     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2004.12.007     Document Type: Article

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