Mercury exposure, serum antinuclear/antinucleolar antibodies, and serum cytokine levels in mining populations in Amazonian Brazil: A cross-sectional study

Mercury is an immunotoxic substance that has been shown to induce autoimmune disease in rodent models, characterized by lymphoproliferation, overproduction of immunoglobulin (IgG and IgE), and high circulating levels of autoantibodies directed at antigens located in the nucleus (anti-nuclear autoant...

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Main Authors: Gardner, Renee M., Nyland, Jennifer F., Silva, Ines A., Ventura, Ana Maria, Souza, Jose Maria de, Silbergeld, Ellen K.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2873228/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20176347
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2010.02.001
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