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. 1974 Apr;31(2):128-33.
doi: 10.1136/oem.31.2.128.

The pathology of experimental lead encephalopathy in the baboon (Papio anubis)

A P Hopkins, A D Dayan

The pathology of experimental lead encephalopathy in the baboon (Papio anubis)

A P Hopkins et al. Br J Ind Med. 1974 Apr.

Abstract

Hopkins, A. P., and Dayan, A. D. (1974).British Journal of Industrial Medicine,31, 128-133. The pathology of experimental lead encephalopathy in the baboon (Papio anubis). Baboons(Papio anubis) were intoxicated by intratracheal injections of lead carbonate. The main pathological findings were of widespread cerebral oedema and focal cortical necroses. The mechanism by which lead produces these changes is not known.

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