Human alveolar macrophage phagocytic function is impaired by aggregates of ultrafine carbon particles

Environmental Research

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 244-253

  Lundborg, M ^a   Johard, U ^b   Lastbom L ^a   Gerde, P ^a   Camner, P ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alveolar macrophages; Carbon; Infections; Interferon ; Oxidative metabolism; Particulate matter; Phagocytosis; Ultrafine particles

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FLUORESCEIN; GAMMA INTERFERON; SILICON DIOXIDE;

PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AEROBIC METABOLISM; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION; INGESTION; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034741842     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.2001.4269     Document Type: Article

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