Effects of lead on neutrophil functions in occupationally exposed workers

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 113-117

  Ündeger, Ülkü ^a   Başaran, Nurşen ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chemotaxis; Intracellular killing activity; Lead; Neutrophils

Indexed keywords

LEAD; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM; PROTOPORPHYRIN; ZYMOSAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTERY INDUSTRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRACELLULAR KILLING; LEAD POISONING; MALE; NEUTROPHIL CHEMOTAXIS; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0344906260     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1382-6689(97)10066-7     Document Type: Article

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