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Exposure to swine confinement buildings has a negative impact on respiratory health. A short exposure to this environment results in an acute airway inflammatory response. The present study was performed to confirm and further define the acute effects of working in a swine building, and to determine
Monoterpene is one class of biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) which widely presents in household cleaning products and air fresheners. It plays reactive role in secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) formation with ozone (O3) in indoor environments. Such ozonolysis can be influenced by the
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Since renal hypertrophy occurs in conditions associated with increased renal ammonia genesis it has been suggested that ammonia may stimulate renal growth. Indeed, quiescent cultured tubular epithelial cells exposed to NH4Cl undergo hypertrophy. However, ammonia inhibits liver
Increased blood ammonia (NH3) is an important causative factor in hepatic encephalopathy, and clinical treatment of hepatic encephalopathy is focused on lowering NH3. Ammonia is a central element in intraorgan nitrogen (N) transport, and modeling the factors that determine blood-NH3 concentration is
Ammonia (NH3) is a potential health hazard to both humans and animals, causing local and systemic low-grade inflammation based on its levels and exposure durations. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of 45 wk of exposure to 30 ppm NH3 on the concentrations of acute-phase
Thioacetamide (TAA) has been used extensively in the development of animal models of acute liver injury. Frequently, TAA is administered intraperitoneally to induce liver damage under anaesthesia. However, it is rarely administered by intravenous injection in conscious rats. The experiments in this
Methods of accurately assessing the suitability of donor livers prior to transplantation are required if the incidence of primary nonfunction (PNF) is to be reduced. This study evaluated the ability of donor liver biopsies to predict the development of primary nonfunction after transplantation. From