Hyperproduction of erythropoietin in nonanemic lead-exposed children

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 361-364

  Factor Litvak, Pam ^a   Slavkovich, Vesna ^a   Liu, Xinhua ^a   Popovac, Dusan ^c   Preteni, Emine ^d   Capuni Paracka, Sabat ^d   Hadzialjevic, Suzana ^d   Lekic, Vojkan ^d   Lolacono, Nancy ^a   Kline, Jennie ^a   Graziano, Joseph ^a,b,e  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRI TINA   (Serbia)

^d Medicinski Centar ^*

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Erythropoietion; Hematopoiesis; Lead; Red cell survival

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; HEMOGLOBIN; LEAD;

AGE; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHROCYTE LIFESPAN; ERYTHROPOIESIS; HEMATOPOIESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MINING; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YUGOSLAVIA;

EID: 0031880520     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.98106361     Document Type: Article

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