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Coal Fly Ash Impairs Airway Antimicrobial Peptides and Increases Bacterial Growth
Air pollution is a risk factor for respiratory infections, and one of its main components is particulate matter (PM), which is comprised of a number of particles that contain iron, such as coal fly ash (CFA). Since free iron concentrations are extremely low in airway surface liquid (ASL), we hypothe...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3585163/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23469047 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0057673 |