Effects of occupational metallic mercury vapour exposure on suppressor-inducer (CD4+CD45RA+) T lymphocytes and CD57+CD16+ natural killer cells

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 73, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 537-542

  Park, S H ^a   Araki, S ^a   Nakata, A ^a   Kim, Y H ^b   Park, J A ^c   Tanigawa, T ^a   Yokoyama, K ^d   Sato, H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency   (South Korea)

^c Department of Medical IT Engineering   (South Korea)

^d NONE

Author keywords

CD4+ T lymphocyte; CD4+CD45RA+ T lymphocyte; CD57+CD16+ NK cell; Mercury vapour; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD45 ANTIGEN; CD57 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MERCURY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; METAL INDUSTRY; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; URINE LEVEL; VAPOR;

EID: 0033759285     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200000173     Document Type: Article

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