Mechanism for uptake of silica particles by monocytic U937 cells

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 412-419

  Hetland, G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Complement receptor; Fc receptor; Monocytes; Phagocytosis; Silica

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CD11B ANTIGEN; CD18 ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; COMPLEMENT RECEPTOR; FC RECEPTOR; GAMMA INTERFERON; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL STIMULATION; CELL STRAIN U937; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG UPTAKE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INDUSTRIAL AREA; PARTICLE SIZE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHENOTYPE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0033800029     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096032700678816106     Document Type: Article

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