More than one and a half centuries ago, adverse human health effects were reported after
use of a cadmium-containing silver polishing agent. Long-term cadmium exposure gives rise …

Almost all heavy metals are serious toxicants as carcinogens. However, due to their
chemical and physiological properties, heavy metals are useful in industrial areas including …

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common progressive disease that is typically
characterized by the permanent loss of functional nephrons. As injured nephrons become …

Health effects of cadmium exposure – a review of the literature and a risk estimate Page 1
Scand J Work Environ Health 1998;24:suppl 1:52 p. Health effects of cadmium exposure - a …

The discovery of the cadmium (Cd)-binding protein from horse kidney in 1957 marked the
birth of research on this low-molecular weight, cysteine-rich protein called metallothionein …

▪ Abstract Metallothioneins (MT) are low-molecular-weight, cysteine-rich, metal-binding
proteins. MT genes are readily induced by various physiologic and toxicologic stimuli …

The toxicity of chronic dietary metal exposure in birds is reviewed. It is concluded that
significant physiological and biochemical responses to such exposure conditions occur at …

The first health effects of cadmium (Cd) were reported already in 1858. Respiratory and
gastrointestinal symptoms occurred among persons using Cd-containing polishing agent …

Despite many scientific advances, human exposure to, and intoxication by, toxic metal
species continues to occur. Surprisingly, little is understood about the mechanisms by which …

Cadmium (Cd) is an industrial and environmental pollutant that affects adversely a number
of organs in humans and other mammals, including the kidneys, liver, lungs, pancreas …