Twelve rats, 2 months of age, were administered molybdenum (20mg per 100g B.W. per day) for 60 days in order to investigatg its toxicity.
The results were as follows :
(1) Body weight decreased remarkably in the early stage, kept constant condition in the middle, and tended to decrease again in the final stage.
(2) There appeared scouring the early and final stages except in the middle and partial alopecia was recognized in the final stage.
(3) The histological observations on the liver, kidney and spleen showed such common symptoms as necrosis, congestion and infiltration of cells in the various organs. Noticeable malforma tion of seminal cells was recognized in the testis.