Immunotoxicological evaluation of environmental chemicals utilizing mouse lymphocyte mitogenesis test

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 258-271

  Sakazaki, Humitoshi ^a   Ueno, Hitoshi ^a   Umetani, Kaori ^a   Utsumi, Hideo ^b   Nakamuro, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a SETSUNAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Environmental chemical; Immunotoxicity; Lymphocyte mitogenesis test; Pollutants in environmental water

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; RIVER WATER;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CYTOTOXICITY; DNA CONTENT; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MITOGENESIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; T LYMPHOCYTE; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 0034968046     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.47.258     Document Type: Article

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