Comparison between males and females with respect to the porphyrin metabolic disorders found in workers occupationally exposed to lead

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 298-304

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

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Coproporphyrin; Lead workers; Porphyrin metabolism; Sex difference; aminolevulinic acid

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; COPROPORPHYRIN; LEAD; PORPHYRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PORPHYRIN METABOLISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0030018774     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00409414     Document Type: Article

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