Immunological abnormalities in humans chronically exposed to chlorpyrifos

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 181-187

  Thrasher, Jack D ^a   Heuser, Gunnar ^b   Broughton, Alan ^c  

^a Sam 1 Trust   (United States)

^b Antibody Assay Laboratories ^*  (United States)

^c Antibody Assay Laboratories   (United States)

Author keywords

Antimyelin; Antithyroid; Autoimmunity; Cd26 cells; Chlorpyrifos; Mitogenesis

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CD5 ANTIGEN; CHLORPYRIFOS; CONCANAVALIN A; MYELIN; NUCLEIC ACID; NUCLEOPROTEIN; PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ADULT; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BRUSH BORDER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOLOGY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; MITOGENESIS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STOMACH PARIETAL CELL; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0036589721     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890209602934     Document Type: Article

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