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TRANSLOCATION AND POTENTIAL NEUROLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FINE AND ULTRAFINE PARTICLES: A CRITICAL UPDATE
Citation:
PETERS, A., B. VERONESI, L. CALDERON-GARCIDUENAS, P. GEHR, L. CHI CHEN, G. KAMBER, W. REED, B. ROTHEN-RUTISHAUSER, S. SCHURCH, AND H. SCHULZ. TRANSLOCATION AND POTENTIAL NEUROLOGICAL EFFECTS OF FINE AND ULTRAFINE PARTICLES: A CRITICAL UPDATE. In Proceedings, European Society of Cardiology, Munich, GERMANY, August 14 - 18, 2004. BioMed Central Ltd, London, Uk, 3-13, (2004).
Impact/Purpose:
To present a discussion of the neurological effects of fine and ultra-fine particles
Description:
This proceedings book is a collection of seminars presented in a symposium organized by by Munich's GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health. Research presented at this symposium indicated inhaled ultrafine particulate matter quickly exits the lungs and targets other organ systems, among them the brain. Data were presented indicating that predisposing conditions, such as oxidative stress, lowers the susceptibility to the neurodegeneration. Clinical and experimental evidence of this degeneration was presented.