Bone Abstracts

Cadmium (Cd) is regarded as a risk factor for various bone diseases in humans and experimental animals. To compare effects of different routes of Cd administration on femoral bone structure, ten 4-month-old male Wistar rats (group A) were injected intraperitoneally with a single dose of 2 mg CdCl2/kg body weight and killed 36 h after Cd had been injected. Ten 1-month-old male rats (group B) were dosed with a daily Cd intake of 30 mg CdCl2/l in drinking wa...

Osteoporosis, as a global public health concern, may be induced by various hazardous substances such as cadmium (Cd) and pesticide diazinon (DZN). Selenium (Se), an essential trace element, can adversely modify bone structure in higher concentrations. The current study was designed to investigate structural changes in femoral bone of adult male rats after simultaneous co-administration to Cd, DZN, and Se. A total of 20 male Wistar rats were randomly divided into two experiment...