From immunotoxicity to carcinogenicity: the effects of carbamate pesticides on the immune system

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2016, Pages 9448-9458

  Dhouib, Ines ^a,b   Jallouli, Manel ^a   Annabi, Alya ^a   Marzouki, Soumaya ^c   Gharbi, Najoua ^a   Elfazaa, Saloua ^a   Lasram, Mohamed Montassar ^a  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b Université Arabe des Sciences   (Tunisia)

^c PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Animal; Cancer; Carbamates; Human; Immune system; Immunotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ALLERGY; CANCER; CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; CARCINOGEN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; HEALTH IMPACT; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION TOLERANCE; TOXICITY;

ANIMALIA;

CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARCINOGEN; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION;

ANIMALS; CARBAMATES; CARCINOGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTES; PESTICIDES;

EID: 84961197269     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6418-6     Document Type: Review

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