Malondialdehyde and 3-Nitrotyrosine in Exhaled Breath Condensate in Retired Elderly Coal Miners with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important cause of occupational mortality in miners exposed to coal mine dust. Although the inflammatory mediators involved in COPD have not been defined, many studies have shown that inflammatory mediators such as reactive oxygen and ni...

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Main Authors: Jong Seong Lee, Jae Hoon Shin, Ju-Hwan Hwang, Jin Ee Baek, Byung-Soon Choi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-06-01
Series:Safety and Health at Work
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2093791114000195