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Table 3 Effect of cadmium treatment in rats during pregnancy on placental corticosterone concentration

From: Preeclampsia induced by cadmium in rats is related to abnormal local glucocorticoid synthesis in placenta

Group

Maternal plasma (ng/ml)

Offspring’s plasma (ng/ml)

Placenta (pg/mg tissue)

control

142.1 ± 15.5

115.9 ± 5.1

79.7 ± 5.2

Cd2+0.5

231.1 ± 12.9*

168.9 ± 9.4*

143.4 ± 11.0*

  1. Results are expressed as the mean ± S.D. Significant differences between groups, Wilcoxon rank sum test for independent samples. *P < 0.01 compared with the control group.
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

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