Exposure to lead during critical windows of embryonic development: Differential immunotoxic outcome based on stage of exposure and gender

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 57-66

  Bunn, T L ^a   Parsons, P J ^b   Kao, E ^a   Dietert, R R ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental immunotoxicity; Gender; Lead acetate; Stage of development

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; LEAD; LEAD ACETATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EXPOSURE; GENDER; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOTOXICITY; MACROPHAGE; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; RAT; RAT STRAIN; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMUS;

EID: 0035159020     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/64.1.57     Document Type: Article

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