Uptake of cadmiuin in developing rat teeth in organ culture

Abstract

– Molar teeth from 9‐day‐old rats were cultured for 7 days in medium supplemented with 1 or 10 ppm Cd for 1 or 3 h or 7 days. After culture the Cd concentrations were measured separately from the mineralizing parts and the cell‐containing tissues. The accumulation of Cd increased with the duration of treatment and the concentration used, being more intensive in the hard parts than the soft tissues of the teeth.