Linking mercury amalgam to autoimmunity

Trends in Immunology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 48-49

  Pigatto, Paolo D ^a   Guzzi, Gianpaolo ^b  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

^b Italian Association for Metals and Biocompatibility Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMALGAM; MERCURY;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; DELAYED HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LICHEN PLANUS; LICHENOID ERUPTION; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; STOMATITIS; TOOTH FILLING;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DENTAL AMALGAM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MERCURY;

EID: 75249106327     PISSN: 14714906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.it.2009.12.005     Document Type: Letter

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