Author: Wedeen RP.
Source: Neurotoxicology.
Year: 1983
Comment:
This study examines the role of lead, mercury, and cadmium on the kidneys.
Abstract / Excerpt:
“Yet the kidneys receive one fourth of the circulating blood supply and have the ability to accumulate circulating substances to concentrations far exceeding those found elsewhere in the body.
This propensity to accumulate metals and other toxicants contributes to the unusual sensitivity of the kidneys to toxic agents. The high concentrations of nephrotoxins achieved within the kidneys also provide an opportunity for their detection by nuclear analytic techniques both in vivo and in vitro.”
Citation:
Wedeen RP. Lead, mercury and cadmium nephropathy. Neurotoxicology. 1982; 4(3):134-146.