Date of Award
5-9-1988
Document Type
Research Paper
Department
Whittier Scholars Program
Abstract
This project is an experiment to test the hypothesis that the amount of iron present in the body affects the biosynthetic pathway of heme in experimental animals. This study was done by monitoring the protoporphyrin IX blood levels in four mice groups: no lead in drinking water with normal iron pellet diet, no lead in drinking water with no iron pellet diet, 1mM lead in drinking water with normal iron pellet diet, and 1mM lead in drinking water with no iron pellet diet. Fluorescence spectra of diluted whole blood from lead-exposed mice with different iron levels were found to be equivalent to normal mice. The intervening variables of time, instrumentation, and specificity are discussed and examined.
Recommended Citation
Brownell, B. (1988). The Effect of Iron and Lead Inhibition. Retrieved from https://poetcommons.whittier.edu/scholars/135