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1 Chronic renal failure from lead: myth or evidence-based fact?
Marie Evans, Carl-Gustaf Elinder  Kidney International  Volume 79, Issue 3, Pages (February 2011) DOI: /ki Copyright © 2011 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 Blood lead in relation to reported prevalence of non-renal health effects. Modified from Elinder et al.20 Abbreviations: ALAD, δ-aminolevulinic acid; CNS, central nervous system; ZPP, zinc protoporphyrin. Kidney International  , DOI: ( /ki ) Copyright © 2011 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Renal proximal tubular cell. The left side of the cell shows invagination of nuclear membrane around the inclusion body, mitochondrial swelling, and an aggregate of fibrillary lead–protein complex that forms a nuclear inclusion body. The right side shows a normal tubular cell. Kidney International  , DOI: ( /ki ) Copyright © 2011 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions


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