Response of lympho-monocytes to phytohemagglutinin in urban workers

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-18

  Tomei, Francesco ^a   Rosati, Maria Valeria ^a   Baccolo, Tiziana Paola ^a   Bernardini, Andrea ^a   Ciarrocca, Manuela ^a   Caciari, Tiziana ^a   Tomao, Enrico ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IML   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood lympho monocytes; Immune system; PHA; Proliferative response; Traffic police; Urban pollutants

Indexed keywords

PHYTOHEMAGGLUTININ;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOCYTE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICE; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING HABIT; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; WORKER;

EID: 2342474571     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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