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Lead exposure and poisoning : clinical symptoms, medical management and preventive strategies [E-Book]

Contributor(s): Series: Public health in the 21st century seriesPublisher: New York : Nova Biomedical, [2015]Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
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  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781634827522
  • 163482752X
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LEAD EXPOSURE AND POISONING: CLINICAL SYMPTOMS, MEDICAL MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES -- LEAD EXPOSURE AND POISONING: CLINICAL SYMPTOMS, MEDICAL MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter I: Lead Exposure: Assessment of Effects on the Genetic Material -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Studies of Lead Effects on Genetic Material -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter II: Health Risk Assessment of Environmental Lead Exposures Through Scrapped Car Paint Dusts from Fairly Used Car Painting Workshops in Nigeria -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Exposure and Risk Assessment Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Exposure Scenario -- Occupational Exposure -- Comparative Study -- Health Implications of Lead Exposure -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter III: Changes in Intestinal Microflora in Rats Induced by Oral Exposure to Low Lead (II) Concentrations -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter IV: Fractions of Sarcocornia Perennis Extract Protect Human Kidney Cells against Lead Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis -- Abstract -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results and Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index -- Blank Page.
Summary: Lead is a heavy metal used since ancient times and is still employed for several industrial purposes due to its suitable physical and chemical properties. It is non-biodegradable and is very persistent in the environment. Human exposure can lead, however, to a wide range of biological effects. Lead (Pb) exposure is known to induce a wide range of physiological and biochemical dysfunctions in humans and animals. This books reviews works collected in international literature dealing with the effects of lead; the environmental contamination of lead and its associated public health risks; the influence of lead at different doses on the structure of intestinal microbial community in vivo and its relationships to intestinal epithelium in vitro; and finally, the effects of fractions of the edible halophyte, Sarcocornia perennis on human kidney cells after Pb intoxication.
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LEAD EXPOSURE AND POISONING: CLINICAL SYMPTOMS, MEDICAL MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES -- LEAD EXPOSURE AND POISONING: CLINICAL SYMPTOMS, MEDICAL MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTIVE STRATEGIES -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter I: Lead Exposure: Assessment of Effects on the Genetic Material -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Studies of Lead Effects on Genetic Material -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter II: Health Risk Assessment of Environmental Lead Exposures Through Scrapped Car Paint Dusts from Fairly Used Car Painting Workshops in Nigeria -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Exposure and Risk Assessment Method -- Results -- Discussion -- Exposure Scenario -- Occupational Exposure -- Comparative Study -- Health Implications of Lead Exposure -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter III: Changes in Intestinal Microflora in Rats Induced by Oral Exposure to Low Lead (II) Concentrations -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Chapter IV: Fractions of Sarcocornia Perennis Extract Protect Human Kidney Cells against Lead Induced Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis -- Abstract -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. Results and Discussion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index -- Blank Page.

Lead is a heavy metal used since ancient times and is still employed for several industrial purposes due to its suitable physical and chemical properties. It is non-biodegradable and is very persistent in the environment. Human exposure can lead, however, to a wide range of biological effects. Lead (Pb) exposure is known to induce a wide range of physiological and biochemical dysfunctions in humans and animals. This books reviews works collected in international literature dealing with the effects of lead; the environmental contamination of lead and its associated public health risks; the influence of lead at different doses on the structure of intestinal microbial community in vivo and its relationships to intestinal epithelium in vitro; and finally, the effects of fractions of the edible halophyte, Sarcocornia perennis on human kidney cells after Pb intoxication.

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