LEAD POISONING AND ALCOHOL INGESTION
Abstract:
Lead exposure is one of the primary concern in most of industrial developing countries. Metabolism and toxicity of lead may be influenced by alcoholism. Experimental evidences suggest that ethanol could enhance the absorption of lead in the body and alcoholics may be more susceptible to lead poisoning. There are number of clinical evidences which suggest alcoholism as one of the possible factors responsible for determining individual susceptibility to lead poisoning. While, number of recent investigations clearly suggest the modulatory role of ethanol on lead toxicity. As alcoholism is common among industry workersand significant of population who may be exposed to lead, the present article discusses about the influence of alcohol ingestion on the metabolism and toxicity of lead.
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