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Abstract
After a short description of sources of lead poisoning a review is given of toxicity, absorption, storage and excretion of lead. Afterwards its biochemical affects--especially the influence on the biosynthesis of heme--are treated. Methods for diagnosis of lead poisoning resulting from these affects--determination of coproporphyrine and delta-aminolevulinic acid excretion in urine, erythrocyte delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase activity and erythrocyte protoporphyrin--are discussed in detail.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 332114 DOI: 10.1007/bf00355487
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Toxicol ISSN: 0340-5761 Impact factor: 5.153