Fluoride-induced immunotoxicity in adult male albino rat: A correlative approach to oxidative stress

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 49-55

  Das, S ^a   Maiti, R ^a   Ghosh, D ^a  

^a VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cellular immunity; Humoral immunity; Oxidative stress; Sodium fluoride

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; DRINKING WATER; FLUORIDE; FLUORIDE SODIUM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL DAMAGE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; MONOCYTE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN; THYMUS;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33745070608     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: 1547691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15476910600631587     Document Type: Article

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