Mechanisms of Lung Inflammation Following Exposure to Swine Barn Air
Occupational exposure to endotoxin-rich swine barn air induces respiratory diseases and loss of lung function. Barn exposure induces recruitment of pulmonary intravascular monocytes/macrophages (PIMMs) and subsequent increased host sensitivity to <i>Escherichia coli</i> LPS challenge. Th...
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University of Saskatchewan
2008
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| Online Access: | http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-09042008-124233/ |