| Document ID (ISN) | 38280 |
| CIS number |
82-1402 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0030-6096 - Osaka City Medical Journal |
| Year |
1981 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Horiguchi S., Kawai T., Nakano H., Teramoto K. |
| Title |
Measurement of zinc protoporphyrin in erythrocyte as a screening test on lead workers |
| Bibliographic information |
1981, Vol.27, No.1, p.25-34. Illus. 12 ref. |
| Abstract |
Zinc protoporphyrin (ZPP) in erythrocytes was measured using the Hemafluor ZP instrument on 314 male and 52 female workers not occupationally exposed to lead. Those with anaemia were excluded. The geometric mean was 11.2µg/dl with a 95% upper limit of 23.8µg/dl in male workers and 213.7µg/dl with a 95% upper limit of 24.5µg/dl in female workers. The normal upper limit in screening tests for lead poisoning was set at 25µg/dl. The coefficient of correlation between blood level (PbB) and ZPP was 0.86. A PbB of 25.1µg/100g corresponded to a ZPP value of 25µg/dl. The ZPP value was more closely related ot PbB than the urine concentrations of delta-aminolevulinic acid or coproporphyrin. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
lead; exposure tests; haematological effects; zinc metabolism |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
protoporphyrin; blood monitoring; blood-cell anomalies |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Biological monitoring
Blood diseases
Lead and compounds
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