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Particulate air pollution, oxidative stress genes, and heart rate variability in an elderly cohort.
Environmental health perspectives - 1 Nov 2007
Chahine Teresa, Baccarelli Andrea, Litonjua Augusto, Wright Robert O, Suh Helen, Gold Diane R, Sparrow David, Vokonas Pantel, Schwartz Joel
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We have previously shown that reduced defenses against oxidative stress due to glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1) deletion modify the effects of PM(2.5) (fine-particulate air pollution of < 2.5 microm in aerodynamic diameter) on heart rate variability (HRV) in a cross...
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