Selected heavy metals in blood of male Nigerian smokers

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2007, Pages 3730-3733

  Babalola, O O ^a   Adekunle, I M ^b   Okonji, R E ^a   Ejim Eze, E E ^a   Terebo, O ^b  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Blood cadmium; Blood lead; Blood zinc; Non smokers; Smokers

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 36048941059     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2007.3730.3733     Document Type: Article

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