Cognitive Effects and Mechanisms of Lead Toxicity

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-17-1-4

Keywords:

Blood-Brain-Barrier, Cerebrovascular Endothelial Cells, Mitochondria

Abstract

The effects of lead on the cognitive development of children, behavioral effects, reasons for the child’s exquisite sensitivity, and the long-term prognosis of lead toxicity are reviewed at the Center for Trace Element Studies and Environmental Neurotoxicology, Staten Island, NY.

Published

2003-01-01

Issue

Section

Toxic and Substance Use Disorders