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Other pages in this Immunity section:

• Table of Contents
• Introduction
• Summary of 26 Human Studies of PCBs and Immune System Effects
• Summary of 45 Study Reviews
• The Human Immune System Studies
• The Study Reviews 1-22
• The Study Reviews 23-45
• Upcoming Research
• Immune Studies with No Abstracts
• Immune Studies in Monkeys
• Links to More Information
• References