%0 Journal Article %T Renal function of workers with low-level cadmium exposure. %A Verschoor, M. %A Herber, R. %A van Hemmen, J. %A Wibowo, A. %A Zielhuis, R. %J Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health %D 1987 %8 June 13 %N 3 %@ 0355-3140 %F Verschoor1987 %X

The influence of occupational exposure to cadmium on renal function was examined in 27 male cadmium workers from plants with second-degree usage of cadmium. The levels of cadmium in the blood and urine and various protein concentrations in the urine and serum were determined. The urinary levels of beta 2-microglobulin, retinol-binding protein, and N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminidase were statistically significantly increased in workers with urinary cadmium levels above 50 nmol/l. SDS-PAGE electrophoresis with silver staining is probably a sensitive indicator of the early effects of cadmium on protein excretion. The currently recommended biological exposure limits may have to be lowered.

%R 10.5271/sjweh.2065 %U https://www.sjweh.fi/show_abstract.php?abstract_id=2065 %U https://doi.org/10.5271/sjweh.2065 %P 232-238