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Heavy Metal Poisoning in Birds
Heavy metal poisonings in birds most commonly occur from ingestion of substances containing lead or zinc. Lead that is ingested can be absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract and then taken up by soft tissues and eventually by bone. Lead affects all major organs and can cause damage to the gastrointestinal tract, red blood cells, kidneys and liver. Clinical signs of heavy metal toxicosis ma...
متن کامل[Lead poisoning in children].
In October 1991, the Centers for Disease Control issued new recommendations lowering the acceptable blood lead level. This change was based on data indicating that irreversible adverse neurodevelopmental effects occur in children with chronic low-level exposure to lead. The primary source of lead poisoning is still lead-based paint, particularly in older urban housing. Other sources of lead poi...
متن کاملLead poisoning in childhood.
CHILDHOOD plumbism has features that distinguish it from the adult disorder in aetiology, presentation and prognosis. The prevalence of the condition has yet to be determined since, although not uncommon in urban paediatric units, it is likely that only severe cases are recognized. Since the sequelae include death and cerebral damage, it is important that children exposed to lead be identified ...
متن کاملLead poisoning in waterfowl.
proventriculus-gizzard contents. Most pellets were irregular in shape and in various stages of erosion, There was no apparent correlation between body weight and the amount of lead shot per bird. Liver discoloration was a remarkable gross finding. The entire liver parenchyma was uniformly colored dark green. Bile-colored viscous fluid oQzed from the cut surface of the liver, There was moderate-...
متن کاملLead poisoning in infancy.
Lead poisoning in infancy and childhood is a well-recognized and apparently common condition in America. In Holt's 'Diseases of Infancy and Childhood ' (1940) it is stated that 'lead poisoning is one of the common and most serious forms of intoxication recognized in childhood.' Byers and Lord (1943) reviewing the records of the Children's Hospital, Boston, found 128 cases of this condition duri...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1342-6133,2185-744X
DOI: 10.5686/jjzwm.12.41