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Cardiovascular effects caused by increasing concentrations of diesel exhaust in middle-aged healthy GSTM1 null human volunteers.
Inhalation toxicology - 1 May 2014
Tong Haiyan, Rappold Ana G, Caughey Melissa, Hinderliter Alan L, Graff Donald W, Berntsen Jon H, Cascio Wayne E, Devlin Robert B, Samet James M
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CONTEXT: Epidemiological studies have shown an association between the incidence of adverse cardiovascular effects and exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM). Diesel exhaust (DE) is a major contributor to ambient PM and gaseous emissions in urban areas. OBJECTIVE: This was a pilot study designed to evaluate concentration-dependent effects of short-term exposure to whole DE on the cardiovascular system in...
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