| Document ID (ISN) | 38415 |
| CIS number |
82-1670 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
Journal of Kanazawa Medical University |
| Year |
1981 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Kobayashi E. |
| Title |
Zinc levels in serum and urine of cadmium-exposed and nonexposed people |
| Bibliographic information |
Sep. 1981, Vol.6, No.3, p.123-126. Illus. 19 ref. |
| Abstract |
Urine sampling of 19 itai-itai patients, 20 suspected patients, 28 women exposed to cadmium (Cd), and 31 non-exposed women were analysed for zinc (Zn), Cd and β2-microglobulin (MG). Serum samples from these groups were analysed for Zn. Urinary concentrations of Zn were almost equal in the Cd-exposed and non-exposed groups, although Cd and MG concentrations in urine were much higher in Cd-exposed subjects than in non-exposed subjects. Serum Zn levels were slightly lower in itai-itai patients than in non-exposed women. Urinary excretion of Zn was not increased in subjects with severe renal tubular damage caused by Cd exposure. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
urinary excretion; cadmium; biological effects; serum zinc level |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
proteins; renal damage; urine monitoring; women; itai-itai disease |
| 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
Blood diseases
Cadmium and compounds
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