Effects of nitrogen oxides on natural killer cells in glass craftsmen and braziers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 248-251

  Azari, Mansur R ^a   Williams, Faith M ^a,b   Kirby, John ^a   Kelly, Peter ^b   Edwards, John W ^c   Blain, Peter G ^a  

^a Dept of Environ and Occup Med ^*

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological marker of immunotoxicity; Natural killer cells; Nitrogen oxides

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL ACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTOXICITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029947219     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.4.248     Document Type: Article

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