Manganese Distribution in Brains of Sprague Dawley Rats after 60 Days of Stainless Steel Welding-Fume Exposure

  • Yu, Il-Je (Center for Occupational Toxicology, Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety Health Agency) ;
  • Park, Jung-Duck (College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Park, Eon-Sub (College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Song, Kyung-Seuk (Center for Occupational Toxicology, Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety Health Agency) ;
  • Han, Kuy-Tae (Korea Dusturbo Incorporatio) ;
  • Han, Jeong-Hee (Center for Occupational Toxicology, Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety Health Agency) ;
  • Chung, Yong-Hyun (Center for Occupational Toxicology, Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute, Korea Occupational Safety Health Agency) ;
  • Park, Byung-Sun (College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Chung, Kyu-Hyuck (College of Pharmacy, Sung Kyun Kwan University)
  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

Welders working in a the confined space, like in the shipbuilding industry, are have at risk of being exposed toing a high concentrations of welding fumes and of developing pneumoconiosis or other welding- fume exposure related diseases. Among such diseasesthem, manganism resulting fromcaused by welding- fume exposure remains ais still controversial issue, as the movement ofnd no clear demonstration of manganese movement into the specific brain regions has not been clearly established. (omitted)

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