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Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 159-167

Effect of occupational exposure to elemental mercury in the amalgam on thymulin hormone production among dental staff

Author keywords

cell mediated immunity; dental amalgam; L arginine nitric oxide pathway; mercury vapor; thymulin; thymus gland

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; MERCURY; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; THYMULIN;

EID: 67149134927     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233709105270     Document Type: Article
Times cited : (12)

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