Immunomodulation of human natural killer cell cytotoxic function by organochlorine pesticides

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 463-471

  Reed, Adrian ^a   Dzon, Leticia ^a   Loganathan, Bommanna G ^b   Whalen, Margaret M ^a  

^a TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

4,4 DDT; Chlordane; Cytotoxicity; Heptachlor; Immunomodulation; NK cells; Organochlorine pesticides; Pentachlorophenol

Indexed keywords

CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHROMIUM 51; HEPTACHLOR; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; OXYCHLORDANE; PENTACHLOROPHENOL;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL STRAIN K 562; CELL VIABILITY; CHROMIUM 51 RELEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NATURAL KILLER CELL MEDIATED CYTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; T LYMPHOCYTE; TUMOR CELL DESTRUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; CELL SURVIVAL; CELLS, CULTURED; CHLORDAN; CHROMIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CYTOTOXICITY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; DDT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEPTACHLOR; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; KILLER CELLS, NATURAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; PESTICIDES;

EID: 8144222557     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327104ht477oa     Document Type: Article

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