Lead binding to δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) in human erythrocytes

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 153-158

  Bergdahl, Ingvar A ^a   Grubb, Anders ^a   Schütz, Andrejs ^a   Desnick, Robert J ^b   Wetmur, James G ^b   Sassa, Shigeru ^c   Skerfving, Staffan ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 0030764036     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1997.tb02061.x     Document Type: Article

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