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ArticleBiological trace element research2025

Protective Effect of Lycium Barbarum Polysaccharides and Sodium Selenite on Cadmium Chloride-Induced Testicular Toxicity in Rats.

Xueling Zhang, Yongxin Zhang, Ting Wang, Deng Xiao, Jianding Wang, Chao Ma, Tong Liu, Duoming Zhao, Sheng Li, Junling Wang and 1 more

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Article in Biological trace element research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Xueling Zhang *Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Yongxin Zhang *Qinghai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Qinghai, 810000, China.
Ting WangChengdu Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Xindu District, Chengdu, 610000, China.
Deng XiaoDepartment of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Jianding WangDepartment of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Chao MaDepartment of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Tong LiuDepartment of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Duoming ZhaoGansu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Sheng LiDepartment of Public Health, The Second Hospital of Lanzhou, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
Junling WangDepartment of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9761-8821
Chengyun LiDepartment of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China. lichengyun@lzu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1676-5345

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cadmium (Cd) is a major environmental pollutant associated with male reproductive health. Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP) and selenium (Se) have been shown to protect against testicular damage. Male rats (180-200 g) were selected to construct a Cd-exposed model by intraperitoneal injection with concentrations of 0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 mg/kg. Then, LBP and sodium selenite (Na

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Cadmium ChlorideDrugs, Chinese HerbalProtective AgentsSodium SeleniteTestisAnimalsMaleOxidative StressRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyCadmium ChlorideDrugs, Chinese Herballycium barbarum polysaccharideProtective AgentsSodium SeleniteCadmium chlorideEnergy metabolismIron homeostasisLycium barbarum polysaccharideSodium seleniteTesticular toxicity

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PMID40287904

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