Development of an in vitro environmental monitoring system by using immune cells

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 130-133

  Kyoo, Jung Shim ^a   Kyu, Hyuck Jung ^b   Myung, Kiu Chung ^c   Choung, Se Young ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^c SunMoon University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Environmental monitoring; Fish; Macrophage; Phagocytosis; Rat

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; LATEX; WATER;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARP; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; GOLDFISH; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; KIDNEY CELL; KOREA; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; RAT; RAT STRAIN; RIVER; TIME; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SAMPLING;

ANIMALIA; CARASSIUS AURATUS; CYPRINUS CARPIO; PISCES;

EID: 0344260497     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.48.130     Document Type: Article

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