Cardiac effects of carbon monoxide and ambient particles in a rat model of myocardial infarction

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 367-376

  Wellenius, Gregory A ^a   Batalha, Joao R F ^a   Diaz, Edgar A ^a   Lawrence, Joy ^a   Coull, Brent A ^a   Katz, Tracy ^a   Verrier, Richard L ^b,c   Godleski, John J ^a,c  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Arrhythmia; Carbon monoxide; Cardiovascular; Myocardial infarction; Particulate matter; Sprague Dawley rats

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; DIAZEPAM;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RATE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; RAT; THERMOCOAGULATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ARRHYTHMIA; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARDIAC COMPLEXES, PREMATURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART; HEART RATE; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 4344702889     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfh161     Document Type: Article

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