Immunotoxicological assessment of methyl parathion in female b6c3f1 mice

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-20

  Crittenden, Patrick L ^a   Carr, Russell ^b   Pruett, Stephen B ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; INSECTICIDE; NITRITE; PARATHION METHYL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; IMMUNOTOXICITY; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION; MELANOMA CELL; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PERITONEUM MACROPHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; SPLEEN WEIGHT; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS; UNITED STATES;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INSECTICIDES; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; METHYL PARATHION; MICE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE;

EID: 0031783476     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841098158999     Document Type: Article

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