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Effects of Inhaled Brevetoxins in Allergic Airways: Toxin–Allergen Interactions and Pharmacologic Intervention

During a Florida red tide, brevetoxins produced by the dinoflagellate Karenia brevis become aerosolized and cause airway symptoms in humans, especially in those with pre-existing airway disease (e.g., asthma). To understand these toxin-induced airway effects, we used sheep with airway hypersensitivi...

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Autores principales: Abraham, William M., Bourdelais, Andrea J., Ahmed, Ashfaq, Serebriakov, Irakli, Baden, Daniel G.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institue of Environmental Health Sciences 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1257560/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15866776
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.7498