Lead exposure and its impact on immune system: A review

Toxicology in Vitro

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 969-972

  Mishra, K P ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Autoimmunity; Hypersensitivity; Xenobiotics

Indexed keywords

CD16 ANTIGEN; CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 4; LEAD; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOTOXICITY; INFECTION; LEAD POISONING; NEOPLASM; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD; AUTOIMMUNITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; LEAD;

EID: 68049106084     PISSN: 08872333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2009.06.014     Document Type: Review

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