The effect of wheat bran on the excretion of cadmium in rats.
The influence of wheat bran as a source of dietary fibre on the excretion of ingested cadmium from diet was studied. The cadmium contents in the diets, faeces, urine, liver, kidney and spleen were determined, as well as the weight gains, the relative weights of the cited organs, and the levels of alkaline phosphatase in serum. No evidence is provided that an increasing portion of wheat bran in the diets induced an increase in cadmium excretion. Changes in the studied toxicity parameters were not found.
Beltrán Llerandi
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Institute of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Havana, Cuba.
Abreu
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García Roché
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Symington
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Castillo
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González
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Menéndez
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D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000652:urine; D004043:Dietary Fiber / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005243:Feces / Q000032:analysis; D007668:Kidney / Q000378:metabolism; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013154:Spleen / Q000378:metabolism; D014908:Triticum / Q000032:analysis
D004043:Dietary Fiber; D002104:Cadmium; D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase