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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Cadmium Exposure"”.
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The Effects of Chronic Cadmium Exposure on Breast Cancer Progression
<p>Cadmium is an environmental contaminant that enters the body usually through diet or cigarette smoke. Exposure to cadmium has been associated with the development of breast cancer. Recent studies have suggested that cadmium functions as an endocrine disruptor and mimics the actions of estrogen …
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Cadmium exposure impairs adult neurogenesis, cognition, and olfactory memory in mice
Cadmium (Cd) is a ubiquitous toxic heavy metal of high interest to the Superfund initiative. It causes toxic effects to many organs, including kidney, liver, lung, and bone. Cd is also a potential neurotoxicant. Recently, several epidemiology studies have found an association between Cd exposure …
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Chronic cadmium exposure alters ERα dependency and drug sensitivity of breast cancer cells
… studies and animal models has suggested that cadmium, a heavy metal that can activate ERα, contributes to the development and progression of breast cancer. Additionally, our lab showed that chronic cadmium exposure altered the expression of several ERα-responsive genes and increased the …
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ECOLOGICAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF TISZA RIVER MINE TAILINGS POLLUTION AND EFFECT OF CHRONIC CADMIUM EXPOSURE ON FISH PHYSIOLOGY
… controlled laboratory experiments of chronic cadmium exposure on a model species, channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus). Specific research questions discussed in the following chapters include: (1.) What is the current distribution of metals in the lower Tisza River Basin and are metals …
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Sublethal effects of cadmium and diazinon on reproduction and larval behavior in zebrafish (Brachydanio rerio)
… there is still a concern that contaminant exposure may influence life history parameters. Sublethal contaminant exposure can impair many reproductive processes, and I was interested in examining the effects of cadmium and diazinon on reproductive success, larval swimming behavior, and a …
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Bioremediation of arsenic and cadmium in a Populus tremula x Populus alba mutant
… ability to tolerate and accumulate arsenic and cadmium in soil. The chlorophyll, hydrogen peroxide and proline contents of fuzzy tissues were assayed, its tissue metal content was measured using ICP-MS and its wet biomass was quantified. Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana overexpressing homologous …
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Cadmium, kidney and bone
Toxic heavy metals, such as cadmium, mercury and lead, occur in the environment both naturally and as contaminants due to agricultural and industrial activities. The aims of this thesis were to examine the levels of these metals in the kidney in the general population and the association with …
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Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) as a Biomonitoring Tool
… hair for gadolinium and mice hair samples for cadmium. This project combined fundamental bench science (analytical chemistry and animal studies), and insight into exposures to an emerging contaminant. This study demonstrated the feasibility of LA-ICP-MS to measure time resolved exposure …
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Bioaugmentation with metal-resistance microorganisms in the remediation of metal and organic contaminated soils
… to compare the microbial community response to cadmium exposure between metal-contaminated and uncontaminated soils. This study found that while cadmium adversely affected the numbers of culturable microorganisms in all soils, cadmium-resistant isolates were found in each soil, regardless of …