Plasma IL-2, NK, IFN-γ, and C3 in male workers exposed to traffic pollutants

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 131-135

  Tomei, Gianfranco ^a   Ciarrocca, Manuela ^a   Bernardini, Andrea ^a   Capozzella, Assuntina ^a   Fortunato, Bruna Rita ^a   Pimpinella, Benedetta ^a   Firullo, Erica ^a   Valentini, Valentina ^a   Rosati, Maria Valeria ^a   Monti, Carlo ^a   Tomei, Francesco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immune system; Outdoor workers; Stressors; Traffic police officers; Urban pollutants

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; MALE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; URBAN POPULATION; WORKER;

EID: 33745438843     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2006.01.003     Document Type: Article

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