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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Bin Wan
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-2333 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Wan Bin B Fleming James T JT Schultz Terry W TW Sayler Gary S GS
Environmental health perspectives 20060101 1
Depleted uranium (DU) is a by-product of the uranium enrichment process and shares chemical properties with natural and enriched uranium. To investigate the toxic effects of environmental DU exposure on the immune system, we examined the influences of DU (in the form of uranyl nitrate) on viability and immune function as well as cytokine gene expression in murine peritoneal macrophages and splenic CD4+ T cells. Macrophages and CD4+ T cells were exposed to various concentrations of DU, and cell d ...[more]