| Document ID (ISN) | 21386 |
| CIS number |
74-1453 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0016-9900 - Gigiena i sanitarija |
| Year |
1973 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Belobrov E.P., Pavlova E.S., Šafran L.M. |
| Title |
Effect of climatic, geographic and occupational factors on the body's immunobiological reactivity |
| Original title |
Vlijanie kompleksa klimato-geografičeskih i professional'nyh faktorov na sostojanie immunobiologičeskoj reaktivnosti organizma [in Russian] |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 1973, No.11, p.39-42. 10 ref. |
| Abstract |
Immunobiological changes found in seafarers employed on board ships operating in tropical areas can be the source of numerous diseases. Measurements of non-specific immunity factors (complement, lysozyme, phagocytes) were made on albino rats carried on board a bulk carrier and a methane tanker, as well as on laboratory control animals. The animals which travelled in the tropical areas showed a distinct inhibition of immunological factors and an increase in the neutrophil phagocytic activity and in the number of plasmatic globules in the lymphatic mesentary ganglia. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
tropical climate; immunology; sea transport; tankers |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
phagocytic activity; immunobiological changes; serological reactions; atmospheric pollution; animal experiments |
| Document type |
- |
| Subject(s) |
Transport and communications
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Natural phenomena
Water transportation
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