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ea0099p205 | Environmental Endocrinology | ECE2024

Real-life exposure to toxic metals: impact on thyroid gland function and male reproductive system in rats

Marić Đurđica , Baralić Katarina , Vukelić Dragana , Milošević Ivan , Nikolić Anja , Đukić-Ćosić Danijela , Bulat Zorica , Buha Aleksandra

Toxic metals can disrupt the endocrine system, harming the thyroid and male reproductive function, as indicated by epidemiological and experimental studies. A human biomonitoring study in Serbia determined the levels of toxic metals (Cd, Pb, As, Hg, Cr, and Ni) in the blood to identify real life scenario of exposure. On the basis of the metal measured levels, the doses for the oral 90 days treatment of male Wistar rats were calculated. The experiment included a control group a...