title: Toxicological properties of lead.
abstract: The pathological effects of lead on the renal, nervous, reproductive, endocrine, and immune systems have been reviewed. Emphasis is placed on reported subclinical effects due to chronic, low-level lead exposure. The crucial issue of whether subtle behavioral, intellectual, and developmental impairment occurs in young children, as a result of lead-induced CNS damage is discussed in detail. This issue remains unresolved. Further studies are needed in order to determine the long-term health effects of continuous, low-level lead exposure.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D002493:Central Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000139:chemically induced; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D004787:Environmental Pollution; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D007854:Lead / Q000276:immunology / Q000633:toxicity*; D007855:Lead Poisoning; D008297:Male; D008669:Metallurgy; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D011247:Pregnancy; D012098:Reproduction
chemical_list: D007854:Lead