"Lead" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A soft, grayish metal with poisonous salts; atomic number 82, atomic weight 207.2, symbol Pb.
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D007854
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D01.268.556.435 D01.552.544.435
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Lead" by people in Profiles.
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High-performance PVC/polyacrylate-graphene oxide membranes for Pb (II) and Hg (II) ion removal from polluted water: synthesis, characterization, and adsorption studies. Environ Monit Assess. 2025 Jul 30; 197(8):969.
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Fetal exposure to mercury and lead from intrauterine blood transfusions. Pediatr Res. 2019 10; 86(4):510-514.
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Relation Between Lead Exposure and Trends in Blood Pressure in Children. Am J Cardiol. 2018 12 01; 122(11):1890-1895.
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Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care Pediatrics: Project RedDE. Acad Pediatr. 2018 03; 18(2):220-227.
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Factors associated with blood lead concentrations of children in Jamaica. J Environ Sci Health A Tox Hazard Subst Environ Eng. 2015; 50(6):529-39.
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Blood lead concentrations in Jamaican children with and without autism spectrum disorder. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014 Dec 23; 12(1):83-105.
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Experimental demonstration of benchtop x-ray fluorescence computed tomography (XFCT) of gold nanoparticle-loaded objects using lead- and tin-filtered polychromatic cone-beams. Phys Med Biol. 2012 Dec 07; 57(23):N457-67.
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[Determination of meconium lead level of newborn by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometry]. Guang Pu Xue Yu Guang Pu Fen Xi. 2008 Feb; 28(2):447-9.
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Lead decreases parasitemia and enhances survival of Plasmodium berghei-infected mice. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2007 Nov 23; 363(3):484-9.
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Lead poisoning in an adult: lead mobilization by pregnancy? J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Aug; 22(8):1212-5.