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The threshold level of urinary cadmium associated with increased urinary excretion of retinol-binding protein and β2-microglobulin: a re-assessment in a large cohort of nickel-cadmium battery workers
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- Published on: 4 April 2011
- Published on: 4 April 2011Renal effects of cadmium exposureShow More
Dear Editor,
I have read with the greatest interest the convincing study on the dose-response of cadmium ions in kidneys (1). Cadmium compounds also harm the proteoglycan metabolism (2), and by using the urinary proteoglycan excretion as an indicator of cadmium effects the threshold would be at 5 microg/g creatinine (3). This agrees very well with the threshold found in the current investigation.
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