Immunoglobulin E and autoantibodtes in mercury-exposed workers

Immunopharmacology and Immunotoxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 383-392

  Dantas, Denise C M ^a   Queiroz, Mary L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODY; AUTOANTIBODY; DNA ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MERCURY; DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETIOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; IMMUNOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; URINE;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTINUCLEAR; DNA; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MERCURY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0030610202     PISSN: 08923973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08923979709046983     Document Type: Article

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