CONCURRENT EXPOSURE TO LEAD, MANGANESE, AND CADMIUM AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION TO VARIOUS BRAIN-REGIONS, LIVER, KIDNEY, AND TESTIS OF GROWING-RATS
CONCURRENT EXPOSURE TO LEAD, MANGANESE, AND CADMIUM AND THEIR DISTRIBUTION TO VARIOUS BRAIN-REGIONS, LIVER, KIDNEY, AND TESTIS OF GROWING-RATS
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DOI:
10.1007/bf01054947
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发表时间:
1987-05-01
影响因子:
4
通讯作者:
CHANDRA, SV
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作者:
SHUKLA, GS;CHANDRA, SV
Growing rats were exposed to 5 mg/L Pb, ad libitum in drinking water, and administered low or high doses of Mn and Cd intraperitoneal (i.p.) for 30 days. Some groups of animals were also administered combinations of Pb + Mn and Pb + Cd in an identical manner. Analysis of Pb, Mn, and Cd in tissue samples showed the expected dose-dependent accumulation when the metal was administered singly. However, combined treatment produced different types of metal shift in different tissues. Enhanced accumulation of all three metals in the brain, Mn in liver, Pb in kidney and Cd in testis and kidney after combined exposure may make target organs vulnerable to the toxic effects of metals, even when encountered at low concentrations. Further, the decreased levels of blood Pb after combined treatment with Cd or Mn suggests that the significant of blood Pb level as a diagnostic aid for Pb toxicity in coexposed conditions may not be of much value. Changes in the metallic distribution within the tissues after coexposure may be the result of a competition between the administered metals for common binding sites.