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In a group of workers exposed to lead and a group of people representing the general urban and rural population of Finland the serum creatinine (S-Great) concentrations of 1342 men and 377 women, glutamic oxaloacetic acid transaminase (S-GOT) activities of 1464 men and 510 women, and glutamic pyruvic acid transaminase (S-GPT) activities of 377 men and 235 women were compared to the respective blood lead (B-Pb) concentrations. There was no correlation between S-Great, S-GOT, or S-GPT and B-Pb levels or exposure time. Only a random variation was found in the values of S-Great, S-GOT between different lead exposure categories. This finding does not exclude the possibility of either renal or liver damage at the B-Pb levels studied here, but it indicates that the measurement of S-Great, S-GOT and S-GPT cannot be recommended as a routine screening procedure for lead-exposed workers.
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Abbreviations
- B-Pb:
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blood lead
- S-GOT:
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serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase
- S-GPT:
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serum glutamic pyruvic acid transaminase
- S-Great:
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serum creatinine
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Tola, S., Nordman, CH. Serum creatinine concentrations S-GOT and S-GPT activities and lead exposure. Int. Arch Occup Environ Heath 39, 37–44 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00381550
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