Minimal immunological effects on workers with prolonged low exposure to inorganic mercury

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 437-442

  Soleo, L ^a,e   Vacca, A ^b   Vimercati, L ^a   Bruno, S ^b   Di Loreto, M ^c   Zocchetti, C ^d   Di Stefano, R ^b   Candilio, G ^a   Lasorsa, G ^a   Franco, G ^b   Foa, V ^d  

^a Dept of Int and Occup Medicine ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Italy)

^c Pediatric Hospital Giovanni XXIII   (Italy)

^d Clinica del Lavoro L Devoto   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

CD25; Inorganic mercury; TNF

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; MERCURY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOTOXICITY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; MALE; MERCURIALISM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 8544259551     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.54.6.437     Document Type: Article

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