Immunotoxicological effects of repeated combined exposure by cypermethrin and the heavy metals lead and cadmium in rats

International Journal of Immunopharmacology

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 735-743

  Institoris L ^a   Siroki, Olga ^a   Ündeger, Ülku ^b   Desi I ^a   Nagymajtenyi, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Cypermethrin; Immunotoxicity; Lead; Rats

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM CHLORIDE; CIPERMETHRIN; HEAVY METAL; LEAD ACETATE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG INTERACTION; HEART WEIGHT; HEMATOCRIT; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LIVER WEIGHT; LUNG WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ORGAN WEIGHT; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN WEIGHT; THYMUS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CADMIUM; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; HEMATOCRIT; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INSECTICIDES; LEAD; LIVER; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PYRETHRINS; RATS;

EID: 0344069646     PISSN: 01920561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0192-0561(99)00049-1     Document Type: Article

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