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Environmental Health
Vitamin C supplements attenuates effects of occupational lead exposure
December 29th, 2005
Treatment with dietary vitamin C supplements can attenuate and/or reverse occupational lead toxicity. "In order to investigate the toxic effects of lead during occupational exposure to this metal," toxicologists in Nigeria assessed "the activity of aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) and the concentrations of erythrocyte protoporphyrin (EPP)" in relation to blood lead levels in subjects working in the city of Abeokuta. "ALAD activity in the artisans was inhibited to varying extents," O. Ademuyiwa and coauthors at the University of Agriculture found. "ALAD activity was inhibited to the tune of 77% in petrol station attendants, while the lowest...
Source: Blood Weekly (2005-12-29)
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