Impact of aluminum exposure on the immune system: A mini review

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-87

  Zhu, Y Z ^a   Liu, D W ^b,c   Liu, Z Y ^a   Li, Y F ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF PLANT PROTECTION   (China)

^b Heilongjiang Province Hospital   (China)

^c HEILONGJIANG UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^d NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Autoimmunity; Erythrocytes; Hypersensitivity; Immune function; Oral tolerance

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM OVERLOAD; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; AUTOIMMUNITY; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL RELEASE; ERYTHROCYTE KINETICS; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ALUMINUM; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD4; ANTIGENS, CD8; AUTOIMMUNITY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNE TOLERANCE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84871655724     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2012.11.009     Document Type: Review

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