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. 1978 May;19(5):556-63.
doi: 10.1007/BF01685841.

The maternal distribution and placental transfer of cadmium in zinc deficient rats

S R Rohrer, S M Shaw, G S Born, R J Vetter

The maternal distribution and placental transfer of cadmium in zinc deficient rats

S R Rohrer et al. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 1978 May.

Abstract

Although a transitory maternal zinc deficiency has been shown to result in an increased cadmium-induced fetotoxicity, the results of the present investigation indicated that a maternal zinc deficiency apparently did not affect the placental transfer of cadmium. However, a zinc deficiency did alter the maternal distribution of cadmium. The increased cadmium fetotoxicity associated with a maternal zinc deficiency may be caused by a maternal alteration rather than a direct effect on the fetus. Further study is necessary prior to any definitive statement concerning the effects of a maternal zinc deficiency on cadmium fetotoxicity.

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