Endocrine Disruption
TEDX List of Potential Endocrine Disruptors
cadmium chloride
CAS # 10108-64-2
Categories*
Byproduct/Intermediate/Reactant
Household product ingredient
Industrial additive
Pesticide ingredient
Evidence Supporting This Chemical as an Endocrine Disruptor
Bhattacharya T, Bhattacharya S, Ray AK, Dey S. 1989. Influence of industrial pollutants on thyroid function in Channa punctatus (Bloch). Indian J Exp Biol 27(1):65-68.
Johnson MD, Kenney N, Stoica A, Hilakivi-Clarke L, Singh B, Chepko G, Clarke R, Sholler PF, Lirio AA, Foss C, Reiter R, Trock B, Paik S, Martin MB. 2003. Cadmium mimics the in vivo effects of estrogen in the uterus and mammary gland. Nat Med 9(8):1081-108
Nordberg GF. 1975. Effects on long-term cadmium exposure on the seminal vesicles of mice. J Reprod Fertil 45(1):165-167.
Shrivastava VK, Sathyanesan AG. 1988. Effect of cadmium chloride on thyroid activity of the female Indian Palmsquirrel, Funambulus pennati (Wroughton). Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 40(2):268-272.
Simons SS Jr, Chakraborti PK, Cavanaugh AH. 1990. Arsenite and cadmium(II) as probes of glucocorticoid receptor structure and function. J Biol Chem 265(4):1938-1945.
Stoica A, Katzenellenbogen BS, Martin MB. 2000. Activation of estrogen receptor-alpha by the heavy metal cadmium. Mol Endocrinol 14(4):545-553.
*Category References
US National Library of Medicine. Haz-Map.
US National Library of Medicine. Hazardous Substances Data Bank.