Figure 1

SD rats develop preeclampsia-like symptoms in response to cadmium. Pregnant rats were given saline (in control group) or 0.25 or 0.5 mg/kg Cd intraperitoneally on GD 5 to GD 19. Maternal body weight, systolic blood pressure and 24-hour urinary protein excretion are presented in (A), (B) and (C), respectively. All data are expressed as the mean ± SEM. *P < 0.05 compared with the control group and non-pregnant rats.