Sub-chronic exposure to second hand smoke induces airspace leukocyte infiltration and decreases lung elastance

Exposure to second hand tobacco smoke is associated with the development and/or exacerbation of several different pulmonary diseases in humans. To better understand the possible effects of second hand smoke exposure in humans, we sub-chronically (4 weeks) exposed mice to a mixture of mainstream and...

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Main Authors: John M. Hartney, Hong Wei eChu, Roberta ePelanda, Raul M Torres
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2012.00300/full