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Cardiovascular effects of inhaled ultrafine and nano-sized particles / edited by Flemming R. Cassee, Nicholas L. Mills, David E. Newby. - Hoboken, N.J : Wiley, 2011. - xviii, 585 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acute effects of particulate matter on cardiovascular events -- Chronic effects of particulate matter on cardiovascular disease -- Particle characterization -- Exposure assessment ambient ultrafine particles -- From exposure to dose -- Translocation of inhaled nanoparticles -- Role of chemical composition in determining the cardiovascular effects of particles -- In vitro studies -- Experimental studies in animals -- Human exposure studies -- Panel studies -- Particulates and oxidative stress -- Role of inflammation in the atherogenic effects of particulate matter -- Inhaled particles, postprandial lipids and their possible contribution to atherogenesis -- Inhaled particulate matter and atherosclerosis in humans -- Effects of particulates on the pulmonary vasculature -- Particulate matter, hypertension, and the metabolic syndrome -- Particles and the vascular endothelium -- Particles, coagulation, and thrombosis -- Particles and the pathogenesis of atherothrombosis -- Particles and the autonomic nervous system -- Air pollution and cardiac arrhythmia -- Risk assessment -- Environmental regulation of particulate matter -- From ambient ultrafine particles to nanotechnology and nanotoxicology.

9780470433539 (cloth)


Heart--Toxicology.
Air--Pollution--Toxicology.
Nanoparticles--Toxicology.
Pulmonary toxicology.
Cardiovascular Diseases--etiology.
Particulate Matter--adverse effects.
Air Pollutants--adverse effects.
Inhalation Exposure--adverse effects.
Nanoparticles--adverse effects.
Risk Assessment.

RC682.9

616.12071 / C368

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