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Sex differences in the impact of ozone on survival and alveolar macrophage function of mice after Klebsiella pneumoniae infection
28 Feb 2008
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BACKGROUND: Sex differences have been described in a number of pulmonary diseases. However, the impact of ozone exposure followed by pneumonia infection on sex-related survival and macrophage function have not been reported. The purpose of this study was to determine whether ozone exposure differentially affects: 1) survival of male and female mice infected with Klebsiella pneumoniae, and 2) the phagocytic...
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