Protective effects of Selenium on mercury induced immunotoxic effects in mice by way of concurrent drinking water exposure

Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 104-114

  Li, Xuan ^a   Yin, Daqiang ^a,b   Li, Jiang ^a   Wang, Rui ^a,b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tongji University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; MERCURY; METHYL CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; SELENIUM; SODIUM SELENITE; IMMUNOTOXIN; PROTECTIVE AGENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; TOXICITY; WATER POLLUTANT;

MUS;

ANIMALS; DRINKING WATER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; IMMUNOTOXINS; MERCURY; MICE; PROTECTIVE AGENTS; SELENIUM; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84904747072     PISSN: 00904341     EISSN: 14320703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00244-014-0001-2     Document Type: Article

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