Defective neutrophil function in workers occupationally exposed to hexachlorobenzene

Human & Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 322-326

  Queiroz, Mls ^a   Bincoletto, C ^a   Perlingeiro, Rcr ^a   Souza, C A ^a   Toledo, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

chemotaxis; hexachlorobenzene; humans; respiratory burst

Indexed keywords

HEXACHLOROBENZENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY BURST;

ADULT; CHEMOTAXIS, LEUKOCYTE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY BURST;

EID: 0030794683     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096032719701600605     Document Type: Article

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