In mice, cadmium exposure during pregnancy linked to obesity in female offspring

ScienceDaily
Nov 12, 2020, 1:46 pm47 pts
In a mouse study aimed at modeling human exposure to the toxic metal cadmium, researchers found that female offspring of mice exposed to cadmium during pregnancy became obese in adulthood, developed fatty livers and could not process glucose normally. Male offspring were not affected in the same way. The study…

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