Effect of endocrine disrupters on immune responses In Vitro

Journal of UOEH

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-10

  Yamashita, Uki ^a   Sugiura, Tsutomu ^a   Kuroda, Etsushi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Endocrine disrupters; Immune responses; Mouse

Indexed keywords

4 NONYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; CONCANAVALIN A; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 4; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PLASTIC; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MACROPHAGE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0036502789     PISSN: 0387821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7888/juoeh.24.1     Document Type: Article

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