Low level of lead can induce phosphatidylserine exposure and erythrophagocytosis: A new mechanism underlying lead-associated anemia

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 177-184

  Jang, Won Hee ^a,b   Lim, Kyung Min ^a,b   Kim, Keunyoung ^a   Noh, Ji Yoon ^a   Kang, Seojin ^a   Chang, Youn Kyeong ^a   Chung, Jin Ho ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b AmorePacific Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anemia; Erythrocyte; Lead; Phagocytosis; Phosphatidylserine exposure

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CARRIER PROTEIN; FLIPPASE; LEAD; PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE; PORPHOBILINOGEN SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANEMIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHROCYTE SHAPE; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; HEMATOCRIT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPLEEN FUNCTION; SPLEEN WEIGHT; SPLENIC SEQUESTRATION;

RATTUS;

EID: 79960988677     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: 10960929     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfr079     Document Type: Article

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