Contrasting changes of sensitivity by lymphocytes and neutrophils to mercury in developing grey seals

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 735-747

  Lalancette, A ^a   Morin, Y ^b   Measures, L ^b   Fournier, M ^a  

^a INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

^b MAURICE LAMONTAGNE INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Development; Immune system; Immunotoxicology; Marine mammals; Mercury

Indexed keywords

METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE TRANSFORMATION; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PARASITE; PERIPHERAL LYMPHOCYTE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEAL; WEANING;

ANIMALIA; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; MAMMALIA; PHOCIDAE;

EID: 0038208095     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-305X(03)00038-7     Document Type: Article

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