Immunotoxicological examination of repeated dose combined exposure by dimethoate and two heavy metals in rats

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 88-94

  Institoris L ^a   Siroki, Olga ^a   Desi I ^a   Ündeger, Ülkü ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Dimethoate; Immunotoxicity; Lead; Rats

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DIMETHOATE; LEAD;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW CELL; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; DOSE RESPONSE; HEMATOLOGY; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE FUNCTION TEST; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LIVER; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; THYMUS; TOXICOKINETICS; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; BLOOD CELLS; BODY WEIGHT; CADMIUM; DIMETHOATE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INSECTICIDES; LEAD; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0345130006     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/096032799678839752     Document Type: Article

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