Developmental immunotoxicity testing and protection of children's health

Rodney R Dietert

doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0030296

Developmental immunotoxicity testing and protection of children's health

PLoS Med. 2006 Aug;3(8):e296. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030296.

Author

Rodney R Dietert¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA. rrd1@cornell.edu

Abstract

Dietert discusses a new study in PLoS Medicine, by Heilmann et al., showing that children exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have reduced antibody responses to childhood vaccinations.

MeSH terms

Child
Child Welfare*
Humans
Immune System / drug effects*
Immune System / growth & development*
Immunologic Tests
Polychlorinated Biphenyls / poisoning*
Toxicity Tests / methods*

Substances

Polychlorinated Biphenyls