Erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase activity as a surrogate indicator of lead-induced neurotoxicity in occupational lead exposure in Abeokuta, Nigeria

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 183-188

  Ademuyiwa, O ^a,b   Ugbaja, R N ^a   Rotimi, S O ^a   Abam, E ^a   Okediran, B S ^a   Dosumu, O A ^a   Onunkwor, B O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Acetylcholinesterase; Biomarker; Neurotoxicity; Nigeria; Occupational lead exposure

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; LEAD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE RATE;

EID: 34447645654     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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