Cadmium, mercury, and lead in kidney cortex of living kidney donors: Impact of different exposure sources

Environmental Research

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-54

  Barregard, Lars ^a   Fabricius Lagging, Elisabeth ^a   Lundh, Thomas ^b   Mölne, Johan ^a   Wallin, Maria ^a   Olausson, Michael ^a   Modigh, Cecilia ^a   Sallsten, Gerd ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Donor; Kidney; Lead; Mercury

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DENTAL ALLOY; FERRITIN; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; MERCURY;

BIOACCUMULATION; CADMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; HEALTH IMPACT; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; LEAD; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRON STORAGE; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY DONOR; LIVING DONOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING HABIT; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; SWEDEN; TISSUE LEVEL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BIOPSY; BODY BURDEN; CADMIUM; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CORTEX; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEAD; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 71249154769     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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