Reduced production of thymulin during occupational exposure to lead;Ridotta produzione di timulina in corso di esposizione professionelle a piombo

Giornale Italiano di Medicina del Lavoro ed Ergonomia

Volumn 27, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 68-72

  Santarelli, L ^a   Di Lorenzo, L ^b   Valentino, M ^a   Bracci, M ^a   Rapisarda, V ^a   Cassano, F ^b   Elia, G ^b   Martino, M G ^b   Neri, G ^c   Apostoli, P ^c   Soleo, Leonardo ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^d POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Lead; Thymulin; Zinc

Indexed keywords

LEAD; THYMULIN; ZINC;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOCYTE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; URINE LEVEL; ZINC METABOLISM;

ADULT; HUMANS; LEAD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; THYMIC FACTOR, CIRCULATING;

EID: 21044454262     PISSN: 15927830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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