Mercury-specific lymphocytes: An indication of mercury allergy in man

Journal of Clinical Immunology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-40

  Stejskal, Vera D M ^a   Forsbeck, Margit ^b   Cederbrant, Karin E ^a   Asteman, Ola ^a  

^a ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^b Sophiahemmet AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cell mediated immunity; Human memory lymphocytes; MELISA; Mercury; Silver amalgam

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; MERCURY;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LICHEN PLANUS; MALE; MEMORY CELL; MOUTH LESION; PATCH TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENTAL AMALGAM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY; LICHEN PLANUS, ORAL; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0030069804     PISSN: 02719142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01540970     Document Type: Article

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