The distribution of cadmium chloride in pigs dosed intramuscularly for twelve weeks

Abstract

Castrated male pigs were injected with approximately .2 mg of CdCl₂ five times a week for 12 weeks. Twenty‐one organs or sites were sampled to determine the distribution of cadmium in tissues. Concentrations in endocrine glands (wet weight) of 77–90 μg/g in pancreas, 14–21 μg/ in adrenal, 7,7 ‐ 11 μg/g in pituitary, and 1.1 ‐ 6.3 μg/g in thyroid indicate the need for more through examination of the functioning of these organs in the presence of cadmium.

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Bioresearch Laboratories, Montreal, Quebec