PMID: 9532925Apr 9, 1998Paper

State of local immunity under exposure to anthropogenic factors of biological, chemical and physical nature in industry

Meditsina truda i promyshlennaia ekologiia
A V LitovskaiaN I Tolkacheva

Abstract

The authors studied immunologic features of saliva in 1714 workers exposed to vibration and other occupational hazards in microbiologic, chemical enterprises. The examinees demonstrated lower activity of lysozyme and concentrations of IgA, higher levels of IgG. Immunologic features of saliva was proved to have extreme diagnostic importance, therefore could be used to detect early signs of exposure to occupational hazards and to diagnose pathologic conditions caused by those hazards.

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