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Exposure to Lead during Critical Windows of Embryonic Development: Differential Immunotoxic Outcome Based on Stage of Exposure and Gender by Bunn, T. L., Parsons, P. J., Kao, E., Dietert, R. R.

“…Previous rat studies with lead (Pb) have shown that exposure throughout the full gestational period results in persistent immunotoxicity detectable in both…”
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Factors influencing the difference between maternal and cord blood lead by Harville, E W, Hertz-Picciotto, I, Schramm, M, Watt-Morse, M, Chantala, K, Osterloh, J, Parsons, P J, Rogan, W

“…Aims: To determine the factors that affect why some infants receive higher exposures relative to the mother’s body burden than do others. Methods: A total of…”
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Associations of lead biomarkers with renal function in Korean lead workers by Weaver, V M, Lee, B-K, Ahn, K-D, Lee, G-S, Todd, A C, Stewart, W F, Wen, J, Simon, D J, Parsons, P J, Schwartz, B S

“…Aims: To compare associations of lead biomarkers with renal function in current and former lead workers. Methods: Cross sectional analysis of first year…”
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Lead differentially modifies cytokine production in vitro and in vivo by HEO, Y, PARSONS, P. J, LAWRENCE, D. A

“…An imbalance between helper T cell type 1 (Th1) and helper T cell type 2 (Th2) activation can result in immunodysregulations leading to impaired cell-mediated…”
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A Critical Review of Biomarkers Used for Monitoring Human Exposure to Lead: Advantages, Limitations, and Future Needs by Barbosa, Fernando, Tanus-Santos, José Eduardo, Gerlach, Raquel Fernanda, Parsons, Patrick J.

“…Lead concentration in whole blood (BPb) is the primary biomarker used to monitor exposure to this metallic element. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…”
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Confirming improved detection of gadolinium in bone using in vivo XRF by Lord, M.L., McNeill, F.E., Gräfe, J.L., Galusha, A.L., Parsons, P.J., Noseworthy, M.D., Howard, L., Chettle, D.R.

“…The safety of using Gd in MRI contrast agents has recently been questioned, due to recent evidence of the retention of Gd in individuals with healthy renal…”
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GENDER-BASED PROFILES OF DEVELOPMENTAL IMMUNOTOXICITY TO LEAD IN THE RAT: ASSESSMENT IN JUVENILES AND ADULTS by Bunn, T. L., Parsons, P. J., Kao, E., Dietert, R. R.

“…Gender-based differences in immunotoxicity induced by the heavy metal lead (Pb) have been observed both in the juvenile chicken and the adult rat following…”
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Evaluation of Blood Lead Proficiency Testing: Comparison of Open and Blind Paradigms by Parsons, Patrick J, Reilly, Andrew A, Esernio-Jenssen, Debra, Werk, Lloyd N, Mofenson, Howard C, Stanton, Noel V, Matte, Thomas D

“…Most proficiency testing (PT) programs operate with an open design in which clearly identified performance samples are distributed directly to participating…”
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Screening children exposed to lead: an assessment of the capillary blood lead fingerstick test by Parsons, Patrick J, Reilly, Andrew A, Esernio-Jenssen, Debra

“…We describe results of a 3-year study in which 499 paired venous and capillary blood specimens, collected by fingerstick on the same day, were analyzed for…”
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Lipopolysaccharide and interleukin-6 enhance lead entry into cerebellar neurons: application of a new and sensitive flow cytometric technique to measure intracellular lead and calcium concentrations by Dyatlov, V A, Dyatlova, O M, Parsons, P J, Lawrence, D A, Carpenter, D O

“…The distribution of intracellular ionized lead (Pb) and calcium in dissociated cerebellar cells of ten-day-old mice was measured by flow cytometry. There are…”
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Lead blocks LTP by an action not at NMDA receptors by Hori, N, Büsselberg, D, Matthews, M R, Parsons, P J, Carpenter, D O

“…Exposure of children to low levels of lead results in a reduction in cognitive ability and a series of behavioral deficits. We have studied the effects of…”
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Evaluation of vacutainer plus low lead tubes for blood lead and erythrocyte protoporphyrin testing by ESERNIO-JENSSEN, D, BUSH, V, PARSONS, P. J

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Monitoring human exposure to lead: an assessment of current laboratory performance for the determination of blood lead by Parsons, P J

“…The performance of a small group (9-13) of experienced reference laboratories performing the determination of lead in blood is assessed by means of repeated…”
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Generating parallel programs from skeleton based specifications by Parsons, P.J., Rabhi, F.A.

“…The Static Iterative Transformation Specification System (SITSS) is a portable parallel programming system. This paper describes the techniques used in SITSS…”
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Transferability of blood lead determinations by furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry and continuum background correction by Qiao, H, Parsons, P J, Slavin, W

“…We have examined and proved feasible the transfer of a method for blood lead determination, developed and optimized for a Zeeman-corrected instrument, to a…”
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Rapid and reliable method for the determination of aluminium in bone by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry by Tang, S, Parsons, P J, Slavin, W

“…A reliable method for the determination of aluminium in bone by electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) is described. Bone samples were digested…”
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Maternal Blood Lead Concentration, Diet during Pregnancy, and Anthropometry Predict Neonatal Blood Lead in a Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Population by Schell, Lawrence M., Denham, Melinda, Stark, Alice D., Gomez, Marta, Ravenscroft, Julia, Parsons, Patrick J., Aydermir, Aida, Samelson, Renee

“…To determine the influences of maternal diet and nutrition during pregnancy on the blood lead level of neonates, we conducted a study of mother-infant pairs…”
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Associations among Lead Dose Biomarkers, Uric Acid, and Renal Function in Korean Lead Workers by Weaver, Virginia M., Jaar, Bernard G., Schwartz, Brian S., Todd, Andrew C., Ahn, Kyu-Dong, Lee, Sung-Soo, Wen, Jiayu, Parsons, Patrick J., Lee, Byung-Kook

“…Recent research suggests that both uric acid and lead may be nephrotoxic at lower levels than previously recognized. We analyzed data from 803 current and…”
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Solubility of lead as lead (II) chloride in HEPES-Ringer and artificial seawater (Ca-ASW) solutions by Matthews, M R, Parsons, P J, Carpenter, D O

“…Total dissolved Pb was measured in a number of commonly used physiological solutions by electrothermal atomization atomic absorption spectrometry (ETA-AAS). In…”
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An interlaboratory comparison of bone lead measurements via K-shell x-ray fluorescence by Parsons, P. J., Bellis, D. J., Hetter, K. M., Geraghty, C., Berglind, N. A., Ginde, N. R., Mata, P., Todd, A. C.

“…Bone lead measurements assess chronic exposure and can be obtained via a noninvasive analytical technique based on K‐she ll x‐ray fluorescence (KXRF)…”
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