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Zinc protection against cadmium effect on estrual cycle of wistar rat

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A single dose of cadmium chloride (2.2 mg/kg of body wt) increased the estrual cycle period about two times. This effect could be prevented by means of simultaneous administration of zinc at the same dose.

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  1. Instituto de Biologia de la Reproducción y Desarrollo Embrionario, Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora, CC 95, 1832, Lomas de Zamora (B), Argentina

    Oscar E. Rivera, Norberto Belmonte & Jorge Herkovits

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Rivera, O.E., Belmonte, N. & Herkovits, J. Zinc protection against cadmium effect on estrual cycle of wistar rat. Biol Trace Elem Res 25, 35–38 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02990261

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