Ozone exposure has both a priming effect on allergen-induced responses and an intrinsic inflammatory action in the nasal airways of perennially allergic asthmatics

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 1336-1345

  Peden, David B ^a   Setzer Jr , R Woodrow ^b   Devlin, Robert B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; OZONE LAYER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

EID: 0029006585     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.151.5.7735583     Document Type: Article

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