Lead - Adverse effects
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Environmental pollution and blood lead levels in Nigeria: who is unexposed?

29 Jun 2009 While blood lead levels (BLLs) in many western countries have progressively declined since 1976, in Nigeria high BLL continue to be documented not only in exposed workers but also in "unexposed" control subjects. The problem of environmental lead ... Read more...

Lead exposure, polymorphisms in genes related to oxidative stress, and risk of adult brain tumors.

30 May 2009 There is some evidence that oxidative stress plays a role in lead-induced toxicity. Mechanisms for dealing with oxidative stress may be of particular relevance in the brain given the high rate of oxygen metabolism. Using a hospital-based ... Read more...

Blood lead levels and growth status among African-American and Hispanic children in Dallas, Texas--1980 and 2002: Dallas Lead Project II.

29 Apr 2009 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this investigation is to analyze childhood blood lead levels and growth status (ages 2-12) in Dallas, Texas lead smelter communities in the 1980s and 2002, where smelters operated from 1936 to 1990. METHODS AND MATERIALS: A ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Lead - Adverse effects'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• A lucrative investment: controlling lead paint yields big dividends. 29 Jun 2009
• Environmental pollution and blood lead levels in Nigeria: who is unexposed? 29 Jun 2009
• Lead exposure, polymorphisms in genes related to oxidative stress, and risk of adult brain tumors. 30 May 2009
• Blood lead levels and growth status among African-American and Hispanic children in Dallas, Texas--1980 and 2002: Dallas Lead Project II. 29 Apr 2009
• Cognitive development and low-level lead exposure in poly-drug exposed children. 31 Mar 2009
• A review of the strengths and weaknesses of quantitative methods used in health impact assessment. 24 Mar 2009
• Epigenetics, oxidative stress, and Alzheimer disease. 21 Feb 2009
• Neurotoxic effects and biomarkers of lead exposure: a review. 30 Dec 2008
• [Complex effect of lead on various routes of human entrance in the Far North] 30 Dec 2008
• Kohl (surma): retrospect and prospect. 30 Dec 2008
• The effects of lead exposure on placental NF-kappaB expression and the consequences for gestation. 28 Dec 2008
• Influence of minerals on lead-induced alterations in liver function in rats exposed to long-term lead exposure. 22 Dec 2008
• Lead dustfall from demolition of scattered site family housing: developing a sampling methodology. 19 Dec 2008
• Lead outreach needs for the State of Arkansas. 29 Nov 2008
• Lead, smoking, and peripheral vascular function. 8 Nov 2008
• Tracking childhood exposure to lead and developmental disabilities: examining the relationship in a population-based sample. 30 Oct 2008
• Xenobiotic action on steroid hormone synthesis and sulfonation the example of lead and polychlorinated biphenyls. 15 Oct 2008
• Re: "Occupational exposure to lead compounds and risk of cancer among men: a population-based case-control study" 1681012181218. 15 Oct 2008
• Spirulina platensis feeding inhibited the anemia- and leucopenia-induced lead and cadmium in rats. 18 Sep 2008
• Interaction of the delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase polymorphism and lead burden on cognitive function: the VA normative aging study. 30 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Lead'

Definition: A soft, grayish metal with poisonous salts; atomic number 82, atomic weight 207.19, symbol Pb. (Dorland, 28th)

Chemical name: Lead

Registry Number: 7439-92-1

Descriptor UI: D007854

Alternative terms: Lead;

Related Mesh Headings: Lead Radioisotopes;

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage; adverse effects; analysis; antagonists & inhibitors; blood; cerebrospinal fluid; classification; deficiency; diagnostic use; economics; history; immunology; isolation & purification; metabolism; pharmacokinetics; pharmacology; physiology; radiation effects; standards; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; toxicity; urine; chemistry; contraindications; agonists;

Tree Number: D01.268.556.435; D01.552.544.435;

Technical Notes: Pb-208; Pb-204, 206, 207 = LEAD (IM) + ISOTOPES (NIM); Pb-194-203, 205, 209-214 = LEAD RADIOISOTOPES (IM)