Open AccessAssociating Changes in the Immune System with Clinical Diseases for Interpretation in Risk Assessment
Author(s) -
Luster Michael I.,
Germolec Dori R.,
Parks Christine G.,
Blaciforti Laura,
Kashon Michael,
Luebke Robert
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
current protocols in toxicology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.449
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1934-9262
pISSN - 1934-9254
DOI - 10.1002/0471140856.tx1801s20
Subject(s) - immunosuppression , disease , affect (linguistics) , interpretation (philosophy) , immune system , immunology , risk assessment , medicine , environmental health , psychology , computer science , communication , computer security , programming language
This overview unit discusses the relationship between immunosuppression, a potential consequence of immunotoxicity, and disease progression. It also discusses other factors, such as stress and age, that affect disease susceptibility. These factors play an important role in risk assessment for exposures to environmental factors.