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[Protoporphyrin level in erythrocytes of workers in coke-producing plants]
A Misiewicz1, K Stoch, B Kosiński
1Z VI Katedry i Kliniki Chorób wewnétrznych Slaskiej Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach.
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|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
Peripheral blood samples from workers of a coke factory were examined to determine protoporphyrin content in erythrocytes and haemoglobin concentration. Statistically significant increase of protoporphyrin level was found in the coke factory workers, as compared with the control group whereas haemoglobin content was very similar in both the groups. The results indicate that the working environment of coke factory may induce protoporphyrin synthesis in erythrocytes as well as inhibit generation of iron porphyrins.