Initial Evaluation of the Effects of Aerosolized Florida Red Tide Toxins (Brevetoxins) in Persons wi...
Initial Evaluation of the Effects of Aerosolized Florida Red Tide Toxins (Brevetoxins) in Persons with Asthma
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Fleming, Lora E. , Kirkpatrick, Barbara , Backer, Lorraine C. , Bean, Judy A. , Wanner, Adam , Dalpra, Dana , Tamer, Robert , Zaias, Julia , Cheng, Yung Sung , Pierce, Richard , Naar, Jerome , Abraham, William , Clark, Richard , Zhou, Yue , Henry, Michael S. , Johnson, David , Van De Bogart, Gayl , Bossart, Gregory D. , Harrington, Mark and Baden, Daniel G.
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United States: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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United States: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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Florida red tides annually occur in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting from blooms of the marine dinoflagellate Karenia brevis. K. brevis produces highly potent natural polyether toxins, known as brevetoxins, that activate voltage-sensitive sodium channels. In experimental animals, brevetoxins cause significant bronchoconstriction. A study of persons wh...
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Initial Evaluation of the Effects of Aerosolized Florida Red Tide Toxins (Brevetoxins) in Persons with Asthma
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Kirkpatrick, Barbara
Backer, Lorraine C.
Bean, Judy A.
Wanner, Adam
Dalpra, Dana
Tamer, Robert
Zaias, Julia
Cheng, Yung Sung
Pierce, Richard
Naar, Jerome
Abraham, William
Clark, Richard
Zhou, Yue
Henry, Michael S.
Johnson, David
Van De Bogart, Gayl
Bossart, Gregory D.
Harrington, Mark
Baden, Daniel G.
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1257563
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1257563
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0091-6765
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1552-9924
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10.1289/ehp.7500
