Dynamics of lymphocyte subsets in children living in an area polluted by polychlorinated biphenyls

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 333-345

  Horvthov, M ^a   Jahnov, E ^a   Palkovicov L ^a   Trnovec, T ^a   Hertz Picciotto, I ^b  

^a SLOVAK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Slovakia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CD markers; Cord blood; Environmental pollution; Immunophenotyping; Infant; Lymphocytes; Natural killer cells; Polychlorinated biphenyls; Post natal exposure; Pre natal exposure

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CD3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHILD; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PARITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLOVAKIA; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80455150587     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1547691X.2011.615767     Document Type: Article

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