Effect of propoxur on humoral and cell-mediated immune responses in albino rats

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 369-376

  Seth, V ^a   Banerjee, B D ^a   Chakraborty, A K ^a   Institoris, L ^b   Desi, I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPOXUR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; INSECTICIDES; MALE; PROPOXUR; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036523640     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001280263     Document Type: Article

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