Health effects due to endotoxin inhalation (review)

Archives of Toxicology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 203-210

  Liebers, V ^a   Raulf Heimsoth, M ^a   Bruning T ^a  

^a INSTITUT DER RUHR UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM IPA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Health effects; LAL test; Whole blood assay allergy

Indexed keywords

CD14 ANTIGEN; ENDOTOXIN; INTERLEUKIN 1 RECEPTOR; PYROGEN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AEROSOL; ALLERGY; BLOOD EXAMINATION; DNA POLYMORPHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIMULUS LYSATE TEST; LUNG FUNCTION; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIC DUST; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD14; ENDOTOXINS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; WORKPLACE;

LIMULUS AMOEBOCYTE;

EID: 43349104304     PISSN: 03405761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00204-008-0290-1     Document Type: Review

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