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SUBMITTER: Deng J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6062018 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Deng Jie J Guo Hongrui H Cui Hengmin H Fang Jing J Zuo Zhicai Z Deng Junliang J Wang Xun X Zhao Ling L
Toxicology research 20160708 5
The respiratory system is the primary target of nickel or nickel compound toxicity after inhalation exposure. There are no reports on the effects of nickel or nickel compounds on the lung <i>via</i> dietary administration at present. This study aimed to investigate pulmonary toxicity induced by dietary NiCl<sub>2</sub> in broiler chickens by using histopathology, qRT-PCR, and ELISA. In comparison with the control group, NiCl<sub>2</sub> intake induced oxidative damage to DNA (upregulation of 8-O ...[more]