Immunotoxicity of acute acephate exposure in control or IL-1-challenged rats: Correlation between the immune cell composition and corticosteroid concentration in blood

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 279-291

  Singh, Ashok K ^a   Jiang, Yin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acephate; CD4; CD8; Corticosterone; Immune cells; Immunotoxicity; Neutrophils; Organophosphate

Indexed keywords

ACEPHATE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYTOKINE; INTERLEUKIN 1;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BRAIN; CELL COMPOSITION; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; CORTICOSTEROID BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOTOXICITY; INFECTION; INJURY; MONOCYTE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL COUNT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CORTICOSTERONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INSECTICIDES; INTERLEUKIN-1; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036745652     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.852     Document Type: Article

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