Abstract
Concentrations of cadmium, lead and chromium in kidney, gonad and brain of dead Japanese were measured in this study. Cadmium concentrations of the fetal tissues were less than 0.083 μg/g tissue. Cadmium concentrations of liver and kidney were observed to be higher as the age of subjects increased, whereas there was no difference in the tissues of gonad and brain. The highest increment of cadmium with aging was measured in kidney. The amount of lead in the fetal liver was nearly equal to that of adult tissue. Lead concentrations in kidney and brain of the adult were higher than those of the fetus. The concentrations of chromium were less than 0.06 μg/g tissue in both the adult and fetal tissues.
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