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Direct impairment of vascular function by diesel exhaust particulate [1]

Diesel exhaust particulate (DEP) is a key arbiter of the adverse cardiovascular effects of air pollution. This study assessed the in vitro effects of DEP on vascular function, nitric oxide (NO) availability, and the generation of oxygen-centered free radicals.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2009
Mark R. Miller [2], Stephen J. Borthwick [3], Catherine A. Shaw & et al [4]
Environmental Health Perspectives [5]
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Tags:
Air Pollution [6], Vehicular Pollution [7], Health Effects [8], Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx) [9], Diesel [10], Health [11], Heart Diseases [12], United Kingdom (UK) [13]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mark-r-miller
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/stephen-j-borthwick
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/catherine-shaw-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/environmental-health-perspectives
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicular-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oxides-nitrogen-nox
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diesel
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heart-diseases
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-kingdom-uk