Table 1.
The effect of Mg supplementation on Zn, Cu, and Mg concentration in the urine of rabbits intoxicated with Cd.
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| 0 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 28 | |
| Zinc (μmol/L) | |||||||||
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| Cd group(1) | 9.59 ± 5.14 | 13.78 ± 9.25 | 13.17 ± 6.13 | 17.65 ± 13.15 | 14.62 ± 7.95 | 24.20 ± 13.99* | 23.00 ± 14.89* | 14.18 ± 7.79 | 18.28 ± 14.33 |
| Cd + Mg group(2) | 10.69 ± 2.90 | 10.75 ± 5.78 | 16.81 ± 8.88 | 15.04 ± 9.26 | 14.19 ± 5.73 | 16.03 ± 8.83 | 15.73 ± 3.37 | 10.71 ± 4.76 | 15.69 ± 6.41 |
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| Copper (μmol/L) | |||||||||
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| Cd group | 0.87 ± 0.37 | 1.30 ± 0.85 | 1.48 ± 0.80 | 1.34 ± 1.24 | 1.54 ± 0.71* | 2.16 ± 1.07** | 1.86 ± 1.15* | 1.74 ± 1.12* | 1.68 ± 0.96* |
| Cd + Mg group | 0.89 ± 0.55 | 1.19 ± 0.63 | 1.14 ± 0.80 | 1.21 ± 1.00 | 1.10 ± 0.69 | 0.99 ± 0.60† | 1.08 ± 0.32 | 1.12 ± 0.41 | 1.22 ± 0.52 |
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| Magnesium (mmol/L) | |||||||||
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| Cd group | 22.56 ± 5.96 | 33.06 ± 21.43 | 34.94 ± 18.71 | 43.71 ± 11.38** | 36.55 ± 13.75* | 44.65 ± 16.89** | 44.53 ± 15.48** | 51.68 ± 28.07* | 48.95 ± 24.42* |
| Cd + Mg group | 23.59 ± 5.70 | 54.14 ± 26.49∗∗∗† | 60.96 ± 25.44∗∗∗† | 74.85 ± 22.37∗∗∗†† | 77.75 ± 27.61∗∗∗††† | 64.66 ± 16.75∗∗∗† | 69.40 ± 7.72∗∗∗†† | 66.11 ± 25.54*** | 60.98 ± 27.92*** |
(1)Cd group intoxicated orally every day for 4 weeks with 10 mg Cd/kg b.w.
(2)Cd + Mg group given 40 mg Mg/kg b.w. 1 h after Cd treatment.
Values are presented as the means ± SD. Marked values differ significantly (ANOVA + LSD test) from *control (day 0) and †Cd group.
∗, † P < 0.05; ∗∗, †† P < 0.01; ∗∗∗, ††† P < 0.001.