Fluorometric HPLC determination of Δ-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) in the plasma and urine of lead workers: Biological indicators of lead exposure

Journal of Analytical Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 106-110

  Oishi, Hirotaka ^a   Nomiyama, Hiroko ^b   Nomiyama, Kazuo ^b   Tomokuni, Katsumaro ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; LEAD; MARKER;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SCREENING; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0029959987     PISSN: 01464760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jat/20.2.106     Document Type: Article

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