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Blood lead and urinary delta aminolevolonic acid (U‐ALA) in the diagnosis of lead toxicosis of dogs
Author(s) -
HAMIR A. N.,
SULLIVAN N. D.,
WILKINSON J. S.,
HANDSON P. D.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1983.tb02851.x
Subject(s) - lead poisoning , lead (geology) , urinary system , physiology , medicine , urine , biology , paleontology , psychiatry
SUMMARY A comparative evaluation of the usefulness of blood lead and urinary delta aminolevolonic acid estimations in the diagnosis of canine lead poisoning was made in 2 dogs which were given increasing quantities of lead by mouth for extended periods. In both lead administered dogs the blood lead levels remained elevated throughout the experimental period of 18 weeks. This contrasted with the results of U‐ALA determinations in which elevated levels were detected only infrequently and at erratic intervals lacking relationship to lead exposure.