Red Cell Lead, Whole Blood Lead, and Red Cell Enzymes

Red Cell Lead, Whole Blood Lead, and Red Cell Enzymes

Blood lead level

Childhood lead poisoning

This study by Dr. Carol Angle and Dr. Matilda McIntire examined the impact of lead poisoning on two vital proteins in the blood, 2,3-diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) and Na/K ATPase in both urban and suburban students. They found that even at what was then considered normal levels of lead toxic effects existed due to the decrease in Na/K ATPase. They also examined the differences in testing red cell lead or whole blood lead levels and found that red cell lead was more a better measurement.

Carol Angle

Matilda McIntire

Environmental Health Perspectives

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

May 1974

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Peer-reviewed Article