Immunotoxicity and allergic potential induced by topical application of dimethyl carbonate (DMC) in a murine model

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 59-66

  Anderson, Stacey E ^a   Franko, Jennifer ^a   Anderson, Katie L ^a   Munson, Albert E ^a   Lukomska, Ewa ^a   Meade, B Jean ^a  

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

Author keywords

DMC; Hypersensitivity; Immune suppression; Immunotoxicity

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL CARBONATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LEUKOCYTE; LOCAL LYMPH NODE ASSAY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SHEEP ERYTHROCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DERMATITIS, CONTACT; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; FORMATES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGAN SIZE; THYMUS GLAND;

EID: 84874339351     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1547691X.2012.691124     Document Type: Article

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