Schutte, Rudolph; Nawrot, Tim S; Richart, Tom; Thijs, Lutgarde; Vanderschueren, Dirk; Kuznetsova, Tatiana; Van Hecke, Etienne; Roels, Harry A; Staessen, Jan A
(National Institute of Environmetal Health Sciences (NIEHS), 2008)
Background: Environmental exposure to cadmium decreases bone density indirectly through hypercalciuria resulting from renal tubular dysfunction.
Objective: We sought evidence for a direct osteotoxic effect of cadmium ...