Effect of anti-oxidants, free radical quenchers and cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor on benzo(a)pyrene-induced suppression of human lymphocyte mitogenesis in vitro

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2002, Pages

  Das, Undurti N ^a  

^a EFA Sciences LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti oxidants; Benzo(a)pyrene; Cyclo oxygenase; Free radicals; Immunosuppression; Lymphocyte proliferation

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; CATALASE; FREE RADICAL; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; INDOMETACIN; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SCAVENGER; ANTIOXIDANT;

ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; T LYMPHOCYTE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; LYMPHOCYTE;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BENZO(A)PYRENE; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTES; HUMANS;

EID: 0036282806     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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