Endocrine disrupters - Potential modulators of the immune system and allergic response

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1326-1335

  Chalubinski, M ^a   Kowalski, M L ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LODZ   (Poland)

Author keywords

Allergic response; Endocrine disrupters; Hormones; Immune response; Isoflavones

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; INSECTICIDE; INTERLEUKIN 4; PHYTOESTROGEN; STEROID HORMONE;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; CARCINOGENESIS; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL SURVIVAL; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; GENDER; HEALTH; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; SOYBEAN; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; WILDLIFE;

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MALE; PHYTOESTROGENS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33749043311     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01135.x     Document Type: Review

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