Subacute cadmium exposure alters different metabolic function in female rats

Introduction: Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic heavy metal, used in several agroindustry applications and able to accumulate in the food chain, leading to hard toxicological effects. Cd long-term exposure is linked with several organ toxicity, such as kidney, bone, liver, lung, gonad, artery and heart. However, few studies evaluated Cd effect using a Cd dose found in workers occupationally exposed on metabolic organs.