Ambient levels of air pollution induce goblet-cell hyperplasia in human conjunctival epithelium

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 115, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1753-1756

  Novaes, Priscila ^a   Saldiva, Paulo Hilário do Nascimento ^a   Kara José, Newton ^a   Macchione, Mariângela ^a   Matsuda, Monique ^a   Racca, Lourdes ^b   Berra, Alejandro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Conjunctiva; Environmental; Goblet cell; Impression cytology; Nitrogen dioxide

Indexed keywords

NITRITE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CONJUNCTIVA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; CELL COUNT; CONJUNCTIVA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; GOBLET CELLS; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; MALE; NITRITES;

EID: 38749139285     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.10363     Document Type: Article

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