Abstract
Otamere HO1*, Akpamu U2, Osifo UC1 and Aigberemolen A1 Author Affiliations 1Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria 2Gastrointestinal Secretory and Inflammatory Unit, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan-Nigeria Received: July 17, 2020 | Published: July 28, 2020 Corresponding author: Otamere HO, Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Ekpoma, Nigeria DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2020.29.004763
Highlights
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic, extensive and persistent metal in the environment and modern civilization processes have contributed to it increase in the environment and has led to its rising occurrence in the food chains [1]
The objective of this study is to investigate the possible effects of cadmium (Cd) exposure on the serum levels of sex hormones in male Wistar rats
The exposure to varying concentration of Cd caused a dose-dependent increase in blood Cd levels and significant in the 100ppm (0.0153±0.0085ppm) and 1000ppm (0.0298±0.0204ppm) groups compared to the control (0.0008±0.0005ppm)
Summary
Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic, extensive and persistent metal in the environment and modern civilization processes have contributed to it increase in the environment and has led to its rising occurrence in the food chains [1]. This metal has been placed 7th on the list of substances that pose potential threat to human health due to their known or suspected toxicity [2]. Due to lower concentrations of iron in women, they are thought to be at greater risk of increased Cd accumulation than males [7,8]
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