Effects of in vivo exposure to bis(tri-n-butyltin)oxide, hexachlorobenzene, and benzo(a)pyrene on cytokine (receptor) mRNA levels in cultured rat splenocytes and on IL-2 receptor protein levels

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 126-136

  Vandebriel, Rob J ^a   Meredith, Clive ^b   Scott, Mary P ^b   Roholl, Paul J M ^a   Van Loveren, Henk ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b BIBRA INTERNATIONAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; BIS(TRIBUTYLTIN) OXIDE; CYTOKINE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DOT HYBRIDIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SPLEEN CELL; THYMUS ATROPHY;

EID: 0031905281     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1997.8294     Document Type: Article

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