Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and the human immune system: 4. Studies on two Spanish families with increased body burdens of highly chlorinated PCDDs

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 330-344

  Smith, Andrew G ^a   Hansson, Marriane ^b   Rodriguez Pichardo, Antonio ^c   Ferrer Dufol, Ana ^d   Neubert, Reinhard T ^e   Webb, Jessie R ^e   Rappe, Christopher ^b   Neubert, Diether ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dioxins; Heptachlorodibenzo p dioxin; Humans; Immune system; Octachlorodibenzo p dioxin

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BLOOD; CHLORINATION; CONTAMINATION; IMMUNOLOGY; LIPIDS; VEGETABLE OILS;

DIOXINS; HEPTACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXINS; IMMUNE SYSTEMS; OCTACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXINS;

TOXIC MATERIALS;

BETA1 INTEGRIN; CD20 ANTIGEN; CD45RO ANTIGEN; CD56 ANTIGEN; CD57 ANTIGEN; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN 1; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZODIOXIN; POLYCHLORINATED DIBENZOFURAN;

DIOXIN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOASSAY; LIPID; PCDD; PCDF; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SYMPTOM; TCDD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY BURDEN; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHLORACNE; CHLORINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SCHOOL CHILD; SPAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPPRESSOR CELL; SYMPTOM; VOLUNTEER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; MILANO [LOMBARDY]; SEVESO; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 41049097162     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.03.008     Document Type: Article

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