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ID (ISN) del documento23654
Número CIS 75-1693
ISSN - Título de la serie 0021-5082 - Japanese Journal of Hygiene - Nihon Eiseigaku Zasshi
Año 1974
Número de serie
Autor(es) Fukushima M., Sakamoto M., Kobayashi E.
Título Urinary amino acid excretion in "Itai-itai" patients and inhabitants of cadmium polluted areas
Título original Kadomium osenti jumin no nyochyu-yuri-aminosan haisetsu ni tuite [en japonés]
Información bibliográfica Dec. 1974, Vol.29, No.5, p.498-504. Illus. 29 ref. (12 English).
Resumen Aminoaciduria was widespread among patients with Itai-itai disease (chronic cadmium poisoning) living in the Jinzu River Basin area polluted with cadmium and also in inhabitants with tubular proteinuria and glucosuria in the Ichi River Basin area, where cadmium pollution has also been observed. The amino acid patterns were similar in these cases and also resembled that reported in the Fanconi syndrome. The increase in amino acid excretion in these cases seems to be due to multiple disorders of the amino acid transport systems in the renal tubules, although increased hydroxyproline excretion is ascribed to a disturbance of amino acid metabolism.
Descriptores (primarios) aminoaciduria; cadmio; vigilancia de la orina; polución atmosférica
Descriptores (secundarios) Japón; ácidos aminados; encuesta; perturbaciones metabólicas; excreción urinaria
Tipo de documento -
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Inorganic substances
Cadmium and compounds
Environmental pollution
Biological monitoring
Air pollution
Diseases of the kidney and the urinary system