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Pulmonary Toxicity of Polystyrene, Polypropylene, and Polyvinyl Chloride Microplastics in Mice
Globally, plastics are used in various products. Concerns regarding the human body’s exposure to plastics and environmental pollution have increased with increased plastic use.
Isaac Kwabena Danso +2 more
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Inhalation studies with the Göttingen minipig
S.249-259A method for inhalative exposure of minipigs to aerosols and gases has been developed. Minipigs are exposed via mask inhalation to the test substance using a computer-controlled exposure system that permits simultaneous exposure of groups of ...
Windt, H. +4 more
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Inhalation characteristics of asthma patients, COPD patients and healthy volunteers with the Spiromax® and Turbuhaler® devices: a randomised, cross-over study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Spiromax® is a novel dry-powder inhaler containing formulations of budesonide plus formoterol (BF). The device is intended to provide dose equivalence with enhanced user-friendliness compared to BF Turbuhaler® in asthma and chronic ...
Philip Chetcuti +9 more
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Using the Isolated Rat Placenta to Assess Fetoplacental Hemodynamics
Placental health is critical to fetal growth and maternal health during gestation. However, investigating placental flow in an ex-vivo isolated system where inflow is independently controlled has yet to be developed in the rat.
K. L. Garner +11 more
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Background Toxicity of airborne particulate matter (PM) is difficult to assess because PM composition is complex and variable due to source contribution and atmospheric transformation.
Ngoc Q. Vuong +7 more
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A statistical evaluation of the effects of gender differences in assessment of acute inhalation toxicity [PDF]
Acute inhalation toxicity of chemicals has conventionally been assessed by the median lethal concentration (LC50) test (organisation for economic co-operation and development (OECD) TG 403).
Price, Charlotte +13 more
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Human beings are easily exposed to formaldehyde (FA) in a living environment. Entry of FA into the human body can have adverse effects on human health, depending on the FA concentration.
Yong-Hyun Kim, Jeongsik Park
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Lung-gut axis of microbiome alterations following co-exposure to ultrafine carbon black and ozone
Background Microbial dysbiosis is a potential mediator of air pollution-induced adverse outcomes. However, a systemic comparison of the lung and gut microbiome alterations and lung-gut axis following air pollution exposure is scant.
Md Habibul Hasan Mazumder +13 more
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The placenta plays a critical role in nutrient-waste exchange between the maternal and fetal circulations, thus functioning as an interface that profoundly impacts fetal growth and development. The placenta has long been considered an asexual organ, but,
Julie A. Griffith +19 more
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