Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 25, Pp. 129-132, 1978 : Cadmium and Zinc Relationships

By Elinder, Carl Gustaf

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Title:	Environmental Health Perspectives, Vol. 25, Pp. 129-132, 1978 : Cadmium and Zinc Relationships
Author:	Elinder, Carl Gustaf
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Language:	English
Subject:	Government publications, United Nations., United Nations. Office for Disarmament Affairs
Collections:	Government Library Collection, Disarmament Documents
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Publisher:	United Nations- Office for Disarmament Affairs (Unoda)


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Excerpt: Cadmium and Zinc Interactions Cadmium is a nonessential metal which accumulates in the mammalian body, especially in kidney and liver. A concentration of cadmium in kidney cortex exceeding 200 pglg wet weight may give rise to tubular proteinuria (I). Zinc, which has several physicochemical similarities to cadmium, is, in contrast to cadmium, essential and counteracts a number of the toxic effects of cadmium. Parizek (2) and Gunn et al. (3) demonstrated that simultaneous subcutaneous administration of zinc and cadmium to rats protected against the severe testicular injury observed when cadmium was given alone. Gunn et al. (4) reported also that cadmium-induced testis tumors were prevented by administration of zinc.