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Original Article

Airway and Pulmonary Tissue Responses to Platelet-Activating Factor in Rats

Maria B. Lucia Garcia Laboratório de Poluiçäo Atmosférica Experimental, Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina, and Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de Säo Paulo, Brazil
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Paulo S. O. Paiva Laboratório de Poluiçäo Atmosférica Experimental, Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina, and Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de Säo Paulo, Brazil
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Marisa Dolhnikoff Laboratório de Poluiçäo Atmosférica Experimental, Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina, and Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de Säo Paulo, Brazil
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Sonia Jancar Laboratório de Poluiçäo Atmosférica Experimental, Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina, and Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de Säo Paulo, Brazil
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Paulo H. N. Saldiva Laboratório de Poluiçäo Atmosférica Experimental, Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina, and Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de Säo Paulo, Brazil
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Milton A. Martins Laboratório de Poluiçäo Atmosférica Experimental, Departamento de Patologia, Faculdade de Medicina, and Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de Säo Paulo, Brazil
Pages 169-184 | Received 10 Dec 1992, Accepted 15 Nov 1993, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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