Effect of prenatal exposure to cadmium on avoidance acquisition in rats.
Inhalation exposure of female rats, prior to and during gestation, to cadmium oxide at concentrations of 0.02 mg Cd/m3 and 0.16 mg Cd/m3, depressed the avoidance acquisition of their 3-months' old female offsprings. The reduction of behavioral performance of offsprings depended on cadmium oxide concentration during prenatal exposure.
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000187:drug effects*; D002104:Cadmium / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D010087:Oxides; D011247:Pregnancy; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013997:Time Factors
D000393:Air Pollutants; D019187:Cadmium Compounds; D010087:Oxides; D002104:Cadmium; C029663:cadmium oxide