Immunolocalization of HLA-DR and metallothionein on amalgam tattoos

Brazilian Dental Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 99-103

  Leite, Camila M A ^a   Botelho, Amanda S ^a   Oliveira, Jamila R ^b   Cardoso, Sérgio V ^b   Loyola, Adriano M ^c   Gomez, Ricardo S ^b   Vaz, Ricardo R ^b  

^a Federal University of Minas Gerais ^*

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amalgam tattoo; Dental amalgam; HLA DR; Metallothionein; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

DENTAL ALLOY; HLA DR ANTIGEN; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; MERCURY; METALLOTHIONEIN; PARAFFIN; SILVER;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; INFLAMMATORY CELL; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; PARTICLE SIZE; TISSUE REACTION; ARGYRIA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUTH MUCOSA; PIGMENT DISORDER;

ARGYRIA; DENTAL AMALGAM; FOREIGN-BODY REACTION; HLA-DR ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; METALLOTHIONEIN; MOUTH MUCOSA; PARTICLE SIZE; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS;

EID: 15544371972     PISSN: 01036440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-64402004000200003     Document Type: Article

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