dc.creatorPerlingeiro, R C
dc.creatorQueiroz, M L
dc.date1995-Mar
dc.date2015-11-27T12:18:36Z
dc.date2015-11-27T12:18:36Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-29T00:51:31Z
dc.date.available2018-03-29T00:51:31Z
dc.identifierHuman & Experimental Toxicology. v. 14, n. 3, p. 281-6, 1995-Mar.
dc.identifier0960-3271
dc.identifier
dc.identifierhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7779459
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/193841
dc.identifier7779459
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1294074
dc.descriptionThe chemotactic and nitroblue tetrazolium reducing activities of neutrophils from 48 mercury-exposed workers were examined and compared with those of non-exposed, age- and sex-matched individuals. At the time of testing, the exposed population had a mean (+/- s.d.) urinary mercury concentration of 24.0 +/- 20.1 micrograms g-1 creatinine and in 44 of these workers urinary mercury levels were below the accepted threshold level (TLV) of 50 micrograms g-1 creatinine. The two neutrophil functions were significantly reduced in the mercury-exposed workers compared with the controls. In 28 of these workers, chemotaxis was re-evaluated 6 months later. During the intervening 6 months, the level of hygiene was improved throughout the plant and urinary mercury concentrations were determined monthly in each worker. Despite a significant reduction in urinary mercury concentrations, neutrophil migration did not return to within the normal range. These results suggest that 'safe' level mercury exposure may lead to impairment of neutrophil function.
dc.description14
dc.description281-6
dc.languageeng
dc.relationHuman & Experimental Toxicology
dc.relationHum Exp Toxicol
dc.rightsfechado
dc.rights
dc.sourcePubMed
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectChemotaxis, Leukocyte
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMercury
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectNeutrophils
dc.subjectNitroblue Tetrazolium
dc.subjectOccupational Exposure
dc.subjectRespiratory Burst
dc.titleMeasurement Of The Respiratory Burst And Chemotaxis In Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes From Mercury-exposed Workers.
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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