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Issues of Lead Toxicity

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The purpose of this article is to review the current status of lead neurotoxicity. Evidence that chronic, long-term exposure to lead may result in altered cognitive function in both the developing and mature brain is now compelling. Recommendations for the further investigation of the consequences of lead toxicity upon human health are discussed.

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  1. Dept. of Biology, York University, North York, Ontario, Canada

    Doris M. Nicholls

  2. Dept. of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Donald R. C. McLachlan

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Nicholls, D.M., McLachlan, D.R.C. (1990). Issues of Lead Toxicity. In: Yasumura, S., Harrison, J.E., McNeill, K.G., Woodhead, A.D., Dilmanian, F.A. (eds) In Vivo Body Composition Studies. Basic Life Sciences, vol 55. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1473-8_32

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