Chromium in stainless steel welding fume suppresses lung defense responses against bacterial infection in rats

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-127

  Antonini, James M ^a   Roberts, Jenny R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromium; Iron oxide; Listeria monocytogenes; Welding fume

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; FERRIC OXIDE; INTERLEUKIN 12; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; NITRIC OXIDE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM COLONY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOTOXICITY; INCUBATION TIME; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; INOCULATION; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LUNG HOMOGENATE; LUNG INFECTION; LUNG INJURY; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WELDING FUME;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; RATTUS;

EID: 34250192877     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: 1547691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15476910701336953     Document Type: Article

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