Morbidity in retired coke oven plant workers
β Scribed by L. Mayer; N. Chau; J. P. Bertrand; M. Guenzi; A. Patris; Q. T. Pham; J. M. Mur; J. J. Moulin
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 917 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0271-3586
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## Background: We investigated if blood cu++/zn++ superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase, and catalase activities are increased and total plasma antioxidant concentration is decreased in coke oven workers exposed to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. ## Methods: Ninety-six coke oven workers
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