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. 1984 Mar:54:1-11.
doi: 10.1289/ehp.84541.

Cadmium and the kidney

L Friberg

Cadmium and the kidney

L Friberg. Environ Health Perspect. 1984 Mar.

Abstract

The paper is a review of certain aspects of importance of cadmium and the kidney regarding the assessment of risks and understanding of mechanisms of action. The review discusses the following topics: history and etiology of cadmium-induced kidney dysfunction and related disorders; cadmium metabolism, metallothionein and kidney dysfunction; cadmium in urine as indicator of body burden, exposure and kidney dysfunction; cadmium levels in kidney and liver as indicators of kidney dysfunction; characteristics of early kidney dysfunction; the critical concentration concept; critical concentrations of cadmium in kidney cortex; and prognosis.

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