Chronic Exposure to High Levels of Particulate Air pollution and Small Airway Remodeling.

Autor: Churg, Andrew, Brauer, Michael, Avila-Casado, Maria del Carmen, Fortoul, Teresa I., Wright, Joanne L.
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Zdroj: Environmental Health Perspectives. May2003, Vol. 111 Issue 5, p714. 5p.
Abstrakt: Investigates the possible role of particulate matter (PM)-induced abnormalities in the small airways in chronic flow obstruction. Examination of histologic sections from the lungs of women from Mexico City, Mexico; Presence of abnormal small airways with fibrotic walls and excess muscle; Penetration and retention of PM into the walls of small airways.
Databáze: GreenFILE