background: in the present investigation radiation and cadmium induced biochemical changes in the kidney of swiss albino mice have been studied. materials and methods: for this purpose, adult male swiss albino mice (6-8 weeks old) were divided into four groups. group i (sham-irradiated), group ii (treated with cdcl2 solution 20 ppm), group iii (irradiated with 1.25, 2.5 and 5.0 gy gamma rays), ...