Potential immunotoxicological health effects following exposure to COREXIT 9500A during cleanup of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 74, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 1419-1430

  Anderson, Stacey E ^a   Franko, Jennifer ^a   Lukomska, Ewa ^a   Meade, B J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOCUSATE SODIUM; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 4; OIL DISPERSANT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OIL SPILL; PHENOTYPE; PLAQUE FORMING CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SKIN IRRITATION; SWELLING;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; DIOCTYL SULFOSUCCINIC ACID; EMULSIFYING AGENTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; FEMALE; GULF OF MEXICO; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE SYSTEM PHENOMENA; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; LIPIDS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHOCYTES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PETROLEUM POLLUTION;

MURINAE;

EID: 80053043997     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2011.606797     Document Type: Article

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