A Pilot Study on the Urinary Excretion of Porphyrins in Human Populations Chronically Exposed to Arsenic in Mexico
- 1 May 1991
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human & Experimental Toxicology
- Vol. 10 (3) , 189-193
- https://doi.org/10.1177/096032719101000307
Abstract
1 The aim of this pilot study was to investigate if the porphyrinuria produced by arsenic in rodents was present in humans chronically exposed to arsenic via drinking water.Keywords
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