Flow cytometric determination of metallothionein levels in human peripheral blood lymphocytes: Utility in environmental exposure assessment

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 445-457

  Yurkow, Edward J ^a   Makhijani, Pooja R ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; METALLOTHIONEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPRESSOR CELL;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CELLS, CULTURED; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN;

EID: 0032563078     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841098158737     Document Type: Article

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