Succimer chelation improves learning, attention, and arousal regulation in lead-exposed rats but produces lasting cognitive impairment in the absence of lead exposure.

Background: There is growing pressure for clinicians to prescribe chelation therapy at only slightly elevated blood lead levels. However, very few studies have evaluated whether chelation improves cognitive outcomes in Pb-exposed children, or whether these agents have adverse effects that may affect...

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Publicado en:Environmental Health Perspectives Vol. 115; no. 2; pp. 201 - 210
Autores principales: Stangle DE, Smith DR, Beaudin SA, Strawderman MS, Levitsky DA, Strupp BJ
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Feb2007
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