Mission trip to Panama: a glimpse at global poverty.

Panama is a beautiful country with many disparities. It was estimated in 1995 that 40% of the population lived in poverty. Deaths from cardiovascular disease increased by 2% annually from 1990 to 1994, with hypertension being the leading cause of death for persons aged 60 years or more.

The effects of CdCl2 on the maternal-to-fetal clearance of 67Cu and placental blood flow.

Copper is an essential element while Cd is an extremely toxic heavy metal of questionable biological usefulness. Cadmium has been reported to interfere with the metabolism of Cu, be teratogenic, and decrease blood flow in the fetal placenta. Because of these reported biological interactions of Cd and Cu, this investigation was conducted to determine the effects of Cd on placental transport of 67Cu and placental blood flow in the guinea pig.

Influence of cadmium on the intestinal uptake and absorption of calcium in the rat.

To determine the effects of cadmium on the intestinal absorption of calcium, everted gut sacs from rats orally dosed with 0, 0.05, 0.5 or 5.