Neurotoxicity and biomarkers of lead exposure: A review

Chinese Medical Sciences Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 178-188

  Liu, Kang Sheng ^a   Hao, Jia Hu ^b   Zeng, Yu ^a   Dai, Fan Chun ^a   Gu, Ping Qing ^c  

^a WOMEN S HOSPITAL OF NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

biological monitoring; lead poisoning; neurodevelopment; neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; LEAD;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BLOOD LEVEL; BODY FLUID COMPARTMENT; BONE LEVEL; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN LEVEL; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HALF LIFE TIME; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NERVE INJURY; NEUROTOXICITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOFT TISSUE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; PARKINSON DISEASE, SECONDARY; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84885577343     PISSN: 10019294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-9294(13)60045-0     Document Type: Review

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