Effects of electromagnetic fields on the immune systems of occupationally exposed humans and mice

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 712-717

  Bonhomme Faivre, Laurence ^a   Marion, Sylvie ^a   Forestier, François ^b   Santini, Roger ^c   Auclair, Huguette ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^b Institute Mutualist Montsouris   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Amylase; CD3; CD4; Chloride; Glucose; Human; Leukocytes; Lymphocytes; Mice; NK; Occupational ELF; Sodium

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; CD19 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CHLORIDE; SODIUM;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHLORIDE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMORPHONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC TESTS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; MICE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 11844304395     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.58.11.712-717     Document Type: Article

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