RNA-Seq Identifies Key Reproductive Gene Expression Alterations in Response to Cadmium Exposure

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Body weights, level of cadmium in serum and testis, and serum testosterone. Mice were treated with different level of CdCl₂ in their rodent chow for six months. (a) Body weights were measured per week during cadmium treatment. The level of accumulated cadmium in serum (b) and testis (c) were measured using the graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry (GFAAS) method. The levels of serum testosterone (d) were measured by ELISA. Data was shown as mean ± standard deviation (𝑛=5). (^∗∗𝑃<0.01, ^∗∗∗𝑃<0.001, Student’s t-test).

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