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Inhalation of environmental stressors & chronic inflammation: autoimmunity and neurodegeneration.
Mutation research - 31 Mar 2009
Gomez-Mejiba Sandra E, Zhai Zili, Akram Hammad, Pye Quentin N, Hensley Kenneth, Kurien Biji T, Scofield R Hal, Ramirez Dario C
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Human life expectancy and welfare has decreased because of the increase in environmental stressors in the air. An environmental stressor is a natural or human-made component present in our environment that upon reaching an organic system produces a coordinated response. This response usually involves a modification of the metabolism and physiology of the system. Inhaled environmental stressors damage the airways...
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