RADIATION PROTECTION BULLETIN ›› 2020, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (1): 38-42.

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Advances in Studies on Reproductive Toxicity of Depleted Uranium to Rodents and Humans

Pan Zexuan, Yin Jingjing, Gao Jie, Liu Huan, Li Jianguo   

  1. China Institute for Radiation Protection, Key Laboratory of Drug Toxicology and Drug for Radiation Injury, Taiyuan, Shanxi, 030006
  • Received:2020-01-20 Published:2020-07-10

Abstract: The research progress of the reproductive toxicity of depleted uranium to rodents and humans, is reviewed, including the severity of reproductive organ damage, the development trend, the genetic damage, action modes, related mechanisms and research methods. Studies have shown that depleted uranium exposure damages the reproductive and genetic functions of rodents and humans at multiple levels.

Key words: Depleted uranium, Reproductive system, Toxicity studies

CLC Number: 

  • X591