Organic dusts and disease: A continuous research challenge

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 323-326

  Rylander, Ragnar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Endotoxin; Inflammation; Neutrophils; T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ENDOTOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ASTHMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DUST EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; MOULD; NEUTROPHIL; ORGANIC DUST; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; T LYMPHOCYTE; ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ASTHMA; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 4944247865     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20062     Document Type: Conference Paper

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