Biliary function in workers occupationally exposed to aluminium dust and fumes

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-139

  Bogdanović, Milka ^a   Bulat, Petar ^a  

^a Institute of Occupational Health Dr Dragomir Karajovi   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Aluminium; Hepatic secretory function; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

5' NUCLEOTIDASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BILE ACID; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTEROL; DEFEROXAMINE; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE;

ADULT; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALUMINUM BLOOD LEVEL; ALUMINUM OVERLOAD; BILE SECRETION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CHELATION; CHOLESTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; FUME; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS; URINE LEVEL; WORKROOM AIR;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALUMINUM; BILE ACIDS AND SALTS; BILIRUBIN; CHOLESTASIS; DUST; GASES; HUMANS; MALE; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 47349105025     PISSN: 00041254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/10004-1254-59-2008-1860     Document Type: Conference Paper

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