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Strain differences of cadmium-induced toxicity in rats: Insight from spleen and lung immune responses.
Toxicology letters - 10 Aug 2016
Demenesku Jelena, Popov Aleksandrov Aleksandra, Mirkov Ivana, Ninkov Marina, Zolotarevski Lidija, Kataranovski Dragan, Brceski Ilija, Kataranovski Milena
Abstract excerpt
The impact of genetic background on effects of acute i.p. cadmium administration (0.5mg/kg and 1mg/kg) on basic immune activity of spleen and lungs was examined in two rat strains, Albino Oxford (AO) and Dark Agouti (DA), known to react differently to chemicals. More pronounced inhibition of Concanavalin A (ConA)-induced and Interleukin (IL)-2 stimulated spleen cell proliferation as well as higher levels of...
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