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Document ID (ISN)66817
CIS number 96-798
ISSN - Serial title 0355-3140 - Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
Year 1994
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Wennberg A.
Title Neurotoxic effects of selected metals
Bibliographic information 1994, Vol.20, Special issue, p.65-71. Illus. 70 ref.
Abstract A substance is considered to be neurotoxic if it is capable of inducing a consistent pattern of neural dysfunction or lesion in the nervous system. Several metals are known as neurotoxic. Among them, four were selected as being especially important from the occupational point of view: lead, manganese, aluminium and mercury. All four have proved to be neurotoxic even though the toxic mechanisms may be unclear or unknown. This paper reviews the recently published documentation on the neurotoxic properties of these metals, from the general as well as the occupational point of view.
Descriptors (primary) neurotoxic effects; manganese; mercury; occupation disease relation; metals; aluminium; lead
Descriptors (secondary) literature survey; diseases of nervous system; autonomic nervous system; diseases of peripheral nervous system; toxicity evaluation; diseases of central nervous system
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceSweden
Subject(s) Toxic and dangerous substances
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Diseases of the nervous system
Mercury and compounds
Lead and compounds
Inorganic substances