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. |
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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 Province | Sweden |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the nervous system Mercury and compounds Lead and compounds Inorganic substances
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