Blood pressure and hair cadmium, lead, copper, and zinc concentrations in Mississippi adolescents

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01609719· OSTI ID:5650537

Medeiros, D M; Pellum, L K

Increased cadmium and lead tissue concentrations have been associated with deaths resulting from heart disease. Liver cadmium concentrations and aortic lead levels have been reported to be higher in deaths resulting from heart related disease compared to non-heart related disease. Essential trace elements such as copper and zinc have also been postulated as playing a role in coronary heart disease. The objective of this study was to evaluate the concentrations of hair lead, cadmium, copper, and zinc in Mississippi adolescents and to determine if these hair elements were associated with blood pressure.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Wyoming, Laramie
• OSTI ID: 5650537
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 34:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ADOLESCENTS
BLOOD PRESSURE
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
COPPER COMPOUNDS
HAIR
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
LEAD COMPOUNDS
ZINC COMPOUNDS
ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY
CORRELATIONS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
MISSISSIPPI
SEX DEPENDENCE
AGE GROUPS
BODY
DATA
FEDERAL REGION IV
HAZARDS
INFORMATION
NORTH AMERICA
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANS
SKIN
SPECTROSCOPY
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
USA
560306* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Man- (-1987)