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Summary. In virgin female rats, subcutaneously injected Cd2+ accumulates to high levels and is retained in the livers and kidneys. When such animals become pregnant, this stored Cd2+ is not mobilized and, thus, in contrast to `free' Cd2+, does not induce toxaemia or excessive fetal malformations.
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Michael Webb (1972) studied this question.
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