Archives of Medical Research
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 7-13 , January 2010

Cadmium Intoxication of Pregnant Rats and Fetuses: Interactions of Copper Supplementation

  • Yasar Enli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Dr. Yasar Enli, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Kinikli Kampusu, Morfoloji Binasi, 20070, Denizli, Turkey; Phone: +90.532 7914727; FAX: +90.258 2962433
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  • Sebahat Turgut

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey
    • ,
  • Ozer Oztekin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey
    • ,
  • Suleyman Demir

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey
    • ,
  • Havane Enli

      Affiliations

    • Public Health Center, Denizli, Turkey
    • ,
  • Gunfer Turgut

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, Pamukkale University Faculty of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey

Received 16 June 2009 ,Accepted 12 October 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2010.03.003

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