Lung epithelium injury biomarkers in workers exposed to sulphur dioxide in a non-ferrous smelter

Biomarkers

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 292-298

  Haddam, Nahida ^a   Samira, Sekkal ^a   Dumont, Xavier ^b   Taleb, Abdesselem ^a   Haufroid, Vincent ^b   Lison, Dominique ^b   Bernard, Alfred ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TLEMCEN   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Clara cell protein; Lung epithelium; Pneumoprotein; Sulphur dioxide exposure; Surfactant associated protein D

Indexed keywords

CLARA CELL PROTEIN; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SURFACTANT PROTEIN D; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CLARA CELL SPECIFIC PROTEIN; CLARA CELL-SPECIFIC PROTEIN; UTEROGLOBIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG INJURY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SMELTER; SMOKING; WORKER; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DUST; EPITHELIUM; EXPOSURE; INJURY; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DUST; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG INJURY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PULMONARY SURFACTANT-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN D; SMOKING; SULFUR DIOXIDE; UTEROGLOBIN;

EID: 70149115890     PISSN: 1354750X     EISSN: 13665804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13547500902989088     Document Type: Article

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