Role of vitamins in treatment of lead intoxication

Journal of Trace Elements in Experimental Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 305-315

  Tandon, Sushil K ^a   Singh, Surendra ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Chelation; Essential elements; Lead intoxication; Treatment; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

AMINOLEVULINIC ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; LEAD; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; PROTOPORPHYRIN ZINC; THIAMINE; VITAMIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0033930672     PISSN: 0896548X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1520-670X(2000)13:3<305::AID-JTRA8>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Article

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