Activity and isoenzyme profile of N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase in urine from workers exposed to cadmium

Clinica Chimica Acta

Volumn 299, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 55-64

  Tassi, C ^a   Abbritti, G ^b   Mancuso, F ^a   Morucci, P ^b   Feligioni, L ^a   Muzi, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Dipto di Med Clin e Sperimentale   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Isoenzyme; N Acetyl D glucosaminidase; Urine

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYMURIA; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NEPHROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0033918650     PISSN: 00098981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-8981(00)00276-X     Document Type: Article

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