Pregnant golden hamsters and mice of different gestational ages were injected
intravenously with 109 CdCl 2. The whole animal or the uterus and embryos were submitted …

Abstract Pregnant C57BL/6J mice were given a single intraperitoneal injection of either a
teratogenic (2,400 μg Cd/kg), an intermediate (40 μg Cd/kg) or a trace dose (0.66 μg Cd/kg) …

Cadmium is a nutritionally nonessential metal which has been widely studied in biological
systems because of its considerable toxicity and its ubiquitous and increasing environmental …

Maternal blood, liver, kidney, and placental and fetal (embryo) accumulation of cadmium
(Cd), a known embryotoxic trace element, was investigated following a single oral dose of …

The pharmacokinetics of a single subcutaneous injection of 40 μmol/kg CdCl2 in pregnant
rats on day 18 were studied during an 18‐hour time period. Previous studies demonstrated …

The effects of cadmium (Cd) exposure during the preimplantation period of pregnancy on
the subsequent development and implantation of mouse embryos were examined. Injection …

Cadmium chloride was administered by gavage to pregnant rats from day 7 to day 16 of
gestation. Cadmium, when administered at a dose of 40 mg Cd per kg per day, was …

The heavy metal cadmium (Cd) is a pollutant associated with several modern industrial
processes. Cd is absorbed in significant quantities from cigarette smoke, and is known to …

A short exposure to 5 or 10 μg/ml cadmium chloride for 24 hours disturbed the in vitro
development of four‐cell and morula‐stage embryos of F1 (C57 female× A2G male) mice …

Timed pregnant Holtzman rats were received on day 3 of gestation, weighed, and housed in
individual stainless steel cages. Tap water and food pellets were allowed ad libitum. The …