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Abstract
Measurement of erythrocte-Zn-protoporphyrin with a haematofluorimeter on blood samples from eighty-four lead-exposed individuals has been compared with a fluorimetric determination of the extracted porphyrins. The results agreed well, and the interference from bilirubin and unchelated protoporphyrin was low. An exponential increase in erythrocyte protoporphyrin and a linear decrease in blood haemoglobin with increased blood lead was found in seventy-nine males with occupational lead exposure. The haematofluorimeter is recommended as a useful tool in screening for lead poisoning.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 715369 DOI: 10.3109/00365517809102434
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Scand J Clin Lab Invest ISSN: 0036-5513 Impact factor: 1.713