Spatial distribution of lead in human primary teeth as a biomarker of pre- and neonatal lead exposure

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 371, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 55-62

  Arora, Manish ^a   Kennedy, Brendan J ^b   Elhlou, Suzy ^c   Pearson, Norman J ^c   Walker, D Murray ^a   Bayl, Penelope ^a   Chan, Sheena W Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dentine; Enamel; ICP MS; Laser ablation; Lead; Primary teeth

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKERS; ENAMELS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; LASER ABLATION; LEAD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOXICITY;

CONFOCAL LASER SCANNING MICROSCOPY; DENTINE; HUMAN PRIMARY TEETH; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY;

DENTAL MATERIALS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LEAD;

BIOMARKER; BLOOD; DENTITION; ENAMEL; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LASER METHOD; LEAD; NEONATE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; DECIDUOUS TOOTH; DENTIN; ENAMEL; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NEWBORN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHILD; DENTAL ENAMEL; DENTIN; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEAD; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TOOTH, DECIDUOUS;

EID: 33751029565     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.07.035     Document Type: Article

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