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.
Instituto de Biologia de la Reproducción y Desarrollo Embrionario, Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora, Argentina.
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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