A Reference Value for Delta-Aminolevulinic Acid in Plasma in the Population Occupationally Unexposed to Lead.
Year: 1996
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: To obtain a reference value for delta-aminolevulinic acid in plasma (ALA-P), we determined ALA-P levels in 141 subjects (105 males and 36 females) without occupational exposure to lead. The distribution of ALA-P levels in males can be regarded to follow log-normal distribution and the geometric mean was 8.7 micrograms/l with 95% confidence interval of 6.0-12.5 micrograms/l. These data would be useful as a baseline for evaluating the relationship between ALA and its biological effects.
Source: Industrial Health
Authors: Yoko MORITA, Tadashi SAKAI, Takaharu ARAKI, Koichi SUZUKI, Kenichi ODA, Shunichi ARAKI, Yoshiaki MASUYAMA
Institutions: Kanto Central Hospital, The University of Tokyo
Language: English
Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2057672467