Zinc protection against cadmium effect on estrual cycle of Wistar rat.
A single dose of cadmium chloride (2.2 mg/kg of body wt) increased the estrual cycle period about two times. This effect could be prevented by means of simultaneous administration of zinc at the same dose.
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Instituto de Biologia de la Reproducción y Desarrollo Embrionario, Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora, Argentina.
Belmonte
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Herkovits
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D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D004971:Estrus / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D015032:Zinc / Q000494:pharmacology*
D002104:Cadmium; D015032:Zinc