Environmental conditions, air pollutants, and airway cells in runners: A longitudinal field study

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 925-935

  Chimenti, Laura ^a   Morici, Giuseppe ^a   Paternò, Alessandra ^a   Bonanno, Anna ^b   Vultaggio, Marcello ^c   Bellia, Vincenzo ^a   Bonsignore, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^c Environmental Agency (AMIA)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Airway inflammation; Apoptosis; Exercise; Ozone; PM10

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; OZONE LAYER; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; RUNNING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPORTING EVENT; SPORTS SCIENCE; SPUTUM ANALYSIS;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; CELL COUNT; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPHILS; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RUNNING; SEASONS; SPUTUM;

EID: 69949139372     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410902946493     Document Type: Article

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