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Cadmium stearate inhibited the outgrowth of cerebellar cells from newborn rat in tissue culture and produced degenerative changes at a concentration of 0.58 × 10−66 M, and the minimal dose for total inhibition of nerve fibers, glial cells, and fibroblasts was at about 2.3 × 10−6 M.
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Kasuya, M., Sugawara, N. & Okada, A. Toxic effect of cadmium stearate on rat cerebellum in culture. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 12, 535–540 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01684915
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