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Comparative toxicity of ambient air pollutants: some aspects related to lung defense.
Clearance mechanisms are an integral part of pulmonary defense, serving to rid the lungs of inhaled particles that deposit upon airway surfaces. This is accomplished by mucociliary transport in conducting airways and to a large extent by alveolar macrophages in the respiratory region. This paper com...
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1989
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1567524/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2759054 |