The effect of occupational lead exposure on blood levels of zinc, iron, copper, selenium and related proteins

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 150, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 49-55

  Kasperczyk, Aleksandra ^a   Prokopowicz, Adam ^b   Dobrakowski, Michał ^a   Pawlas, Natalia ^b   Kasperczyk, Sławomir ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

^b INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Poland)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Caeruloplasmin; Haptoglobin; Lead poisoning; Trace elements; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; HAPTOGLOBIN; LEAD; PROTOPORPHYRIN; SELENIUM; TRANSFERRIN; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMPLOYEE; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SELENIUM BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CERULOPLASMIN; COPPER; HAPTOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IRON; LEAD; MALE; METALLURGY; METALS, HEAVY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLAND; SELENIUM; TRANSFERRIN; YOUNG ADULT; ZINC;

EID: 84870713547     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: 15590720     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12011-012-9490-x     Document Type: Article

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