Immune responses in farm workers after exposure to Bacillus thuringiensis pesticides

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 575-582

  Bernstein, I Leonard ^a,d   Bernstein, Jonathan A ^a   Miller, Maureen ^a   Tierzieva, Sylva ^a   Bernstein, David I ^a   Lummus, Zana ^a   Selgrade, MaryJane K ^e   Doerfler, Donald L ^b   Seligy, Verner L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^d Division of Immunology   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bt genes; Farm workers; IgE sensitization; IgG antibodies; Nasal lavage; pesticides

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALLERGENICITY; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUTH HYGIENE; NOSE SMEAR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SYMPTOM; VEGETABLE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 0032771348     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107575     Document Type: Article

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