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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 58422 |
| CIS number |
92-1258 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0030-6096 - Osaka City Medical Journal |
| Year |
1991 |
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| Author(s) |
Horiguchi S., Matsumura S., Fukumoto K., Karai I., Endo G., Teramoto K., Shinagawa K., Kiyota I., Wakitani F., Takise S., Kawaraya T. |
| Title |
Erythrocyte deformability in workers exposed to lead |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 1991, Vol.37, No.2, p.149-155. Illus. 24 ref. |
| Abstract |
Erythrocyte deformability and other haematological indicators were determined in 17 male workers exposed to lead in a secondary lead refinery and in 13 controls. For the measurement of erythrocyte deformability, the microfilter method was used. The mean values of blood lead, urinary lead, urinary coproporphyrin, urinary δ-aminolevulinic acid and erythrocyte zinc protoporphyrin levels in lead workers were 53.5µg/100g, 141.4µg/L, 115.9µg/L, 12.0mg/L and 68.9µg/dL respectively, suggesting a moderate influence of lead exposure. The mean values of erythrocyte count, haematocrit and haemoglobin were significantly lower in lead workers than those in controls. No significant differences were found in the mean values of corpuscular haemoglobin, corpuscular haemoglobin concentration and corpuscular sodium and potassium between lead workers and controls. Erythrocyte deformability was significantly reduced in lead workers compared with controls. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
lead; erythrocytes; exposure evaluation |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
lead industry; evaluation of technique |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Japan |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Inorganic substances
Exposure evaluation
Lead and compounds
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