OBJECTIVE: To investigate effect of Angelica polysaccharides (APS) on expelling lead and on anemia of young rats exposed to lead. METNODS: Four-week-old SD rats were ip given lead acetate 30 mg·kg-1 every other day, for 14 d. APS 15, 30, 60 and 120 mg·kg-1 were ig given on the 2nd day after model established, once daily. On the day before drug, the 7th and 14th days after drug, blood samples were collected and blood lead (BPb), hemoglobin (Hb) and red blood cells (RBC) were detected. On the 14th day after drug all the rats were sacrificed and...