Immunomodulatory effects of occupational exposure to mancozeb

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 445-451

  Colosio, Claudio ^a   Maroni, Marco ^a   Alcini, Daniela ^a   Cavallo, Domenico ^a   Foà, Vito ^a   Barcellini, Wilma ^a   Galli, Andrea ^a   Rizzardi, G Paolo ^a   Bersani, Maurizio ^b   Meroni, Pierluigi ^b   Pastorelli, Roberta ^c   Soleo, Leonardo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Intl Centre for Pesticide Safety   (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 1; MANCOZEB;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

EID: 12644259510     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1996.9936044     Document Type: Article

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