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| Bomfim,Kátia Michelle dos Anjos; Garcia,Carlos Alexandre Borges; Reis,Francisco Prado; Palmeira,José Arnaldo Vasconcelos; Scher,Ricardo; de Lucca Júnior,Waldecy; Aragão,José Adeval; Vasconcelos,Francis Lima; Albuquerque Júnior,Ricardo Luiz Cavalcanti; Feitosa,Vera Lúcia Corrêa. |
| Lead is one of the heavy metals most used in industry. Poisoning due to long-term lead exposure is known as saturnism, and is an occupational illness that has been known for many years. Lead is highly toxic and can compromise the structural and functional patterns of organs and systems. The aim of this study was to examine the lungs and kidneys of fetuses from female Wistar rats exposed to lead acetate. In this study, the lungs and kidneys of 20 fetuses from female rats that had previously been treated with lead acetate were dissected, fixed, embedded in paraffin and stained with hematoxylin and eosin. Macroscopic changes to the shape, color and consistency of organs from fetuses treated with this heavy metal were observed, in comparison with organs from... |
| Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Lead acetate; Fetuses; Lung; Kidney. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022012000100021 |
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