Responses of alveolar macrophages to post-Gulf-War airborne dust from Kuwait

Environment International

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 213-220

  Ezeamuzie, Charles I ^a   Beg, Mirza U ^b   Al Ajmi, Dhari ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR FILTERS; DUST; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; OIL WELL FIRES; OXYGEN; POLYSACCHARIDES;

ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES; SUPEROXIDE IONS;

AIR POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION RISK; KUWAIT; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; OIL SPILL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031933916     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(97)00138-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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