Genetic variability of δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (δ-ALA) and the whole blood lead concentration in Northeast Spain

Trace Elements and Electrolytes

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-10

  Torra, M ^a,b,d   Barrot, C ^b   Ortega, M ^b   Sanchez, C ^b   Xifro A ^b   Corbella, J ^a,b   Gene M ^b,c  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI DE BELLVITGE   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age; ALAD; Lead; Polymorphism; Sex

Indexed keywords

LEAD; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE;

ADULT; ALAD1 1 GENE; ALAD2 2 GENE; ALLELE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; BIOACCUMULATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DNA DETERMINATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEME SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SPAIN; TOXICOKINETICS;

EID: 30544439941     PISSN: 09462104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/TEP23005     Document Type: Article

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