Effects of cadmium on metallothionein levels in human peripheral blood leukocytes: A comparison with zinc

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 313-327

  Yurkow, Edward J ^a   Decoste, Christina J ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; METALLOTHIONEIN; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GRANULOCYTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEUKOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; MONOCYTE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ADULT; CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHLORIDES; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTES; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; METALLOTHIONEIN; MONOCYTES; PHENOTYPE; ZINC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0033550226     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841099157278     Document Type: Article

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