| ID (ISN) del documento | 109116 |
| Número CIS |
09-128 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
1232-1087 - International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health |
| Año |
2008 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Meo S.A., Rasheed S., Khan M.M., Shujauddin S., Al-Tuwaijri A.S. |
| Título |
Effect of cement dust exposure on phagocytic function of polymorphonuclear neutrophils in cement mill workers |
| Información bibliográfica |
2nd Quarter 2008, Vol.21, No.2, p.133-139. 23 ref. |
| Resumen |
The aim of this case-control study was to measure the phagocytic activity of polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMNs) in cement plant workers by assessing their chemiluminescence (CL) response. A total of 50 volunteer males, aged 25-60 years, apparently healthy and nonsmoking, were randomly selected among cement plant workers in Saudi Arabia. These workers were further classified into subgroups based on exposure duration of less than 10, 10-20, and more than 20 years. The controls were 50 healthy, nonsmoking, males who matched the study group with respect to age, height, weight and socioeconomic status. A significant decrease in phagocytic activity of PMNs was found in cement mill workers compared to controls. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
polvos en suspensión aérea; industria del cemento; cemento; alteraciones de los neutrófilos; Arabia Saudita |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
trabajadores masculinos; valoración de la exposición; análisis por quimiluminiscencia; exposición de larga duración; dosificación en la sangre; estudio del caso y testigo |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Pakistán; Arabia Saudita |
| Tema(s) |
Materiales de construcción, vidrio, cerámica
Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Blood diseases
Cement and concrete
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