Lead

"Lead" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A soft, grayish metal with poisonous salts; atomic number 82, atomic weight 207.2, symbol Pb.

Descriptor ID	D007854
MeSH Number(s)	D01.268.556.435 D01.552.544.435
Concept/Terms	Lead Lead

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Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Inorganic Chemicals [D01]
Elements [D01.268]
Metals, Heavy [D01.268.556]
Lead [D01.268.556.435]
Metals [D01.552]
Metals, Heavy [D01.552.544]
Lead [D01.552.544.435]

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Lead" by people in this website by year, and whether "Lead" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 27 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2003 and 2013 and 2016

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1998	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2003	2	1	3
2006	1	0	1
2008	1	0	1
2010	1	0	1
2011	0	1	1
2012	2	0	2
2013	3	0	3
2014	2	0	2
2016	3	0	3
2017	2	0	2
2018	1	0	1
2019	1	1	2
2020	0	1	1
2023	0	1	1
2025	0	1	1

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Bundalevski I, Harrison AS, Dzeda MF, Doyle LA, Chen H. Use of 3D Printing Technology to Improve Lead Shield Fabrication for Electron Therapy of the Face. Pract Radiat Oncol. 2025 Jul-Aug; 15(4):e382-e387.

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Gump BB, Hill DT, Robinson M, Kannan K, Heffernan K, Atallah-Yunes NH, Brann L, Parsons PJ, Palmer CD, MacKenzie JA, Goodrich JM, Bendinskas K. Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and lead (Pb) as "cardiovascular disruptors" in 9-11-year-old children living in Syracuse, New York, United States. Environ Res. 2023 11 01; 236(Pt 2):116758.

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Hill DT, Petroni M, Larsen DA, Bendinskas K, Heffernan K, Atallah-Yunes N, Parsons PJ, Palmer CD, MacKenzie JA, Collins MB, Gump BB. Linking metal (Pb, Hg, Cd) industrial air pollution risk to blood metal levels and cardiovascular functioning and structure among children in Syracuse, NY. Environ Res. 2021 02; 193:110557.

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Macirella R, Sesti S, Bernab? I, Tripepi M, Godbert N, Brunelli E. Lead toxicity in seawater teleosts: A morphofunctional and ultrastructural study on the gills of the Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo L.). Aquat Toxicol. 2019 Jun; 211:193-201.

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Neuwirth LS, Masood S, Anderson DW, Schneider JS. The attention set-shifting test is sensitive for revealing sex-based impairments in executive functions following developmental lead exposure in rats. Behav Brain Res. 2019 07 02; 366:126-134.

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Sobolewski M, Varma G, Adams B, Anderson DW, Schneider JS, Cory-Slechta DA. Developmental Lead Exposure and Prenatal Stress Result in Sex-Specific Reprograming of Adult Stress Physiology and Epigenetic Profiles in Brain. Toxicol Sci. 2018 06 01; 163(2):478-489.

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Majid H, Khan AH, Khan NU, Siddiqui I, Ghani F, Jafri L. High Burden of Subclinical Lead Toxicity after Phase Out of Lead from Petroleum in Pakistan. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2017 Dec; 27(12):767-770.

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Amankwaa EF, Adovor Tsikudo KA, Bowman JA. 'Away' is a place: The impact of electronic waste recycling on blood lead levels in Ghana. Sci Total Environ. 2017 Dec 01; 601-602:1566-1574.

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McGrath K, Foster K, Doggett P, Altshuler M, Osborne-Wu J, Castellan C, Lopez K, Askie P, Chung D, Parente L, Parra Y. EMR-Based Intervention Improves Lead Screening at an Urban Family Medicine Practice. Fam Med. 2016 Nov; 48(10):801-804.

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Behrend C, Carmouche J, Millhouse PW, Ritter L, Moskal J, Rubery P, Puzas E. Allogeneic and Autogenous Bone Grafts Are Affected by Historical Donor Environmental Exposure. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2016 Jun; 474(6):1405-9.

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