Lead exposure: health effects, prevention and treatment.
This article focuses on the risk to human health associated with exposure to lead. Various human health effects associated with lead are discussed--based human and experimental data. Another important information provided in the article is regarding recent developments in the area of treatment i.e. chelation therapy against lead poisoning. Emphasis has been given to data, which have become available in the last decade.
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Division of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Defence Research and Development Establishment, Jhansi Road, Gwalior-474 002, India. drde@sancharnet.in
D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D006801:Humans; D007854:Lead / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*; D007855:Lead Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011634:Public Health; D018570:Risk Assessment
D002614:Chelating Agents; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D007854:Lead