1. Effects of Excess Cr3+ on Trace Element Contents in the Brain and Serum in Chicken
- Author
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Yanhan Liu, Xiaona Zhao, Xiao Zhang, Pan Hao, Jianzhu Liu, and Yongxia Liu
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Chemistry ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,Biochemistry (medical) ,Clinical Biochemistry ,Trace element ,chemistry.chemical_element ,General Medicine ,Absorption (skin) ,010501 environmental sciences ,Blood–brain barrier ,01 natural sciences ,Biochemistry ,Inorganic Chemistry ,03 medical and health sciences ,Chromium ,0302 clinical medicine ,Animal science ,medicine.anatomical_structure ,Environmental chemistry ,medicine ,Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery ,0105 earth and related environmental sciences - Abstract
This study aimed to investigate the effects of chromic chloride (CrCl3) on Ca, Mg, Mn, Fe, Cu, and Zn contents in the brain and serum of chicken. Seventy-two chickens were randomly divided into four groups and treated with different doses of CrCl3 via drinking water: 0, 1/8, 1/4, and 1/2 LD50 for 42 days. The contents of the elements were evaluated through inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Results showed that Cr contents in the brain and serum were higher than those in the control groups, although no significant dose-dependent changes (P > 0.05) in brain of the Cr-treated groups were observed at 42 days. As exposure time was prolonged and CrCl3 dosage was increased, Ca contents increased (P
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- 2016