Central neuroplasticity and decreased heart rate variability after particulate matter exposure in mice

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1448-1453

  Pham, Hai ^a   Bonham, Ann C ^a   Pinkerton, Kent E ^b   Chen, Chao Yin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Autonomic function; Cardiovascular effect; Central neuroplasticity; Heart rate variability; Particulate matter exposure; Transition metal

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; IRON;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIGUUS NUCLEUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS NODE; SOOT; SPIKE WAVE; TELEMETRY; VAGUS NERVE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART RATE; MICE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PARTICLE SIZE;

MUS;

EID: 69949091289     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0900674     Document Type: Article

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