TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of zinc protoporphyrin and free erythrocyte protoporphyrin in whole blood. AU - Joselow,M M, AU - Flores,J, PY - 1977/4/1/pubmed PY - 1977/4/1/medline PY - 1977/4/1/entrez SP - 126 EP - 8 JF - Health laboratory science JO - Health Lab Sci VL - 14 IS - 2 N2 - The recent change in emphasis from blood lead to erythrocyte protoporphyrin as the primary diagnostic test for screening for childhood lead poisoning has made it desirable to develop the quantitative relationship between the two protoporphyrins, free erythrocyte protoporphyrin (FEP) and zinc protoporphyrin (ZP), that are now widely used for screening purposes. ZP was found to be equal to 1.4 EP, thus permitting the measurement of either parameter, and its conversion to the other. SN - 0017-9035 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/870451/Comparison_of_zinc_protoporphyrin_and_free_erythrocyte_protoporphyrin_in_whole_blood_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -