Lead

Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 627-628

  Bradberry, Sally ^a   Vale, Allister ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aminolaevulinic acid; chelation; DMSA; encephalopathy; ferrochelatase; lead poisoning; neuropathy; sodium calcium edetate; traditional remedies; zinc protoporphyrin

Indexed keywords

EDETATE CALCIUM DISODIUM; HEME; LEAD; SUCCIMER;

ABSORPTION; ANEMIA; CHELATION THERAPY; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; COMPLEX FORMATION; HEME SYNTHESIS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INGESTION; INHALATION; LEAD POISONING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TOXICOKINETICS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 34648875061     PISSN: 13573039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mpmed.2007.09.004     Document Type: Review

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