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Morphologic and biomechanical changes of thoracic and abdominal aorta in a rat model of cigarette smoke exposure
(2013-08-01)
Background: Smoking is the most relevant environmental factor that affects the development of aortic aneurysm. Smokers have elevated levels of elastase activity in the arterial wall, which leads to weakening of the aorta. ...
Housing bubbles and the increase of flood exposure. Failures in flood risk management on the Spanish south-eastern coast (1975-2013)
(Wiley, 2018)
In recent decades, there has been a significant increase in economic losses caused by flood events on the coastal region of south-eastern Spain. The increase of extreme rainfall events forecast by the climate change models ...
Health status and pesticide exposure level of terrestrial pesticide applicators in Córdoba, Argentina
(2015-11)
Pesticide exposure in rural areas affects a sector of the population that is highly exposed and very vulnerable. Thus, agricultural workers represent a highly vulnerable population to the toxic effects of pesticide exposure. ...
Prenatal exposure to endotoxin in rats attenuates the allergic airways eosinophil infiltration in the adult offspring: Role of inducible nitric oxide synthase activation
(Academic Press Ltd Elsevier Science LtdLondonInglaterra, 2008)
Impact of proximity of thermoelectric power plants on bronchial obstructive crisis rates
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2017)
Telling the Seasons Underground: The Circadian Clock and Ambient Temperature Shape Light Exposure and Photoperiodism in a Subterranean Rodent
(Frontiers Media, 2021-10-01)
Living organisms anticipate the seasons by tracking the proportion of light and darkness hours within a day—photoperiod. The limits of photoperiod measurement can be investigated in the subterranean rodents tuco-tucos ...