Elevated Plasma Endothelin-1 and Pulmonary Arterial Pressure in Children Exposed to Air Pollution

BACKGROUND: Controlled exposures of animals and humans to particulate matter (PM) or ozone air pollution cause an increase in plasma levels of endothelin-1, a potent vasoconstrictor that regulates pulmonary arterial pressure. OBJECTIVES: The primary objective of this field study was to determine whe...

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Autores principales: Calderón-Garcidueñas, Lilian, Vincent, Renaud, Mora-Tiscareño, Antonieta, Franco-Lira, Maricela, Henríquez-Roldán, Carlos, Barragán-Mejía, Gerardo, Garrido-García, Luis, Camacho-Reyes, Laura, Valencia-Salazar, Gildardo, Paredes, Rogelio, Romero, Lina, Osnaya, Hector, Villarreal-Calderón, Rafael, Torres-Jardón, Ricardo, Hazucha, Milan J., Reed, William
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 2007
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1940106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17687455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.9641

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1940106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17687455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.9641

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