Immunotoxicology of arc welding fume: Worker and experimental animal studies

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 411-425

  Zeidler Erdely, Patti C ^a   Erdely, Aaron ^a   Antonini, James M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Immune; Inhalation; Particulate matter; Welders

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 6; MACROPHAGE INFLAMMATORY PROTEIN 2; NITROGEN OXIDE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ARC WELDING FUME; BACTERIAL CLEARANCE; CELL MATURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG CLEARANCE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MORTALITY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PARTICLE SIZE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TH1 CELL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WELDING; WELDING FUME; WORKPLACE;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASES; LUNG; METALS; MODELS, ANIMAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMONIA; SMOKE; WELDING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84868701718     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1547691X.2011.652783     Document Type: Review

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