Apoptosis-mediated immunotoxicity of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in murine splenocytes

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 83-89

  Yoo, Byung Sun ^a   Jung, Kyu Hoi ^a   Hana, Sang Bae ^a   Kim, Hwan Mook ^b  

^a Kyonggi University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Immunotoxicity; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Splenocytes

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; APOPTOSIS; CROSSES, GENETIC; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ERYTHROCYTES; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE CULTURE TEST, MIXED; LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; SHEEP; SPLEEN;

EID: 0031589152     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(96)03861-1     Document Type: Article

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