Detection of beryllium sensitivity using a flow cytometric lymphocyte proliferation test: The Immuno-Be-LPT

Toxicology

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-140

  Farris, Georgia M ^a   Newman, Lee S ^b   Frome, Edward L ^c   Shou, Yulin ^a   Barker, Elizabeth ^b   Habbersett, Robert C ^a   Maier, Lisa ^b   Smith, Hugh N ^d   Marrone, Babetta L ^a  

^a Biosci Div M888 BS 5 Los A   (United States)

^b NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d Environment   (United States)

Author keywords

Autologous plasma; Beryllium; BrdU; CD4; CD8; Chronic beryllium disease; DAPI; Flow cytometry; Hypersensitivity; Immunophenotyping; Lymphocyte proliferation test; PI; Tetanus

Indexed keywords

4',6 DIAMIDINO 2 PHENYLINDOLE; BERYLLIUM; BROXURIDINE; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD69 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; THYMIDINE;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BERYLLIOSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA CONTENT; DNA SYNTHESIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LIGHT SCATTERING; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION, T-LYMPHOCYTE; BERYLLIUM; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BROMODEOXYURIDINE; CELL DIVISION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DNA; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; LIGHT; LYMPHOCYTES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PHENOTYPE; SCATTERING, RADIATION; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TETANUS TOXOID;

EID: 0033983536     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(99)00167-5     Document Type: Article

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