Decreases in subpopulations of T lymphocytes and natural killer cells in the blood of retired chromate workers

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 222-225

  Tanigawa, Takeshi ^a   Araki, Shunichi ^a   Nakata, Akinori ^a   Araki, Takaharu ^b   Sakurai, Susumu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carcinogens; Chromates; Natural killer cells; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003170456     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1996.2.3.222     Document Type: Article

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