Suppression of rat and mouse lymphocyte function by urban air particulates (ottawa dust) is reversed by n-acetylcysteine

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 67-85

  Omara, Felix O ^a   Fournier, Michel ^a   Vincent, Renaud ^b   Blakley, Barry R ^c  

^a INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; CALCIUM; CONCANAVALIN A; INTERLEUKIN 2; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; TRANSFERRIN; TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL VIABILITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN CELL; URBAN AREA;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; DUST; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; INTERLEUKIN-2; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; ONTARIO; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; RECEPTORS, TRANSFERRIN; SPLEEN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034723316     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841000156989     Document Type: Article

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