Effect of Obesity on Acute Ozone-Induced Changes in Airway Function, Reactivity, and Inflammation in Adult Females

William D. Bennett; Sally Ivins; Neil E. Alexis; Jihong Wu; Philip A. Bromberg; Sukhdev S. Brar; Gregory Travlos; Stephanie J. London

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160030

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Effect of Obesity on Acute Ozone-Induced Changes in Airway Function, Reactivity, and Inflammation in Adult Females

William D. Bennett ,

* E-mail: William_Bennett@med.unc.edu

Affiliation Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Sally Ivins,

Affiliation Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Neil E. Alexis,

Affiliation Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Jihong Wu,

Affiliation Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Philip A. Bromberg,

Affiliation Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America
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Sukhdev S. Brar,

Affiliation Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Gregory Travlos,

Affiliation Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Stephanie J. London

Affiliation Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, United States of America
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Effect of Obesity on Acute Ozone-Induced Changes in Airway Function, Reactivity, and Inflammation in Adult Females

William D. Bennett,
Sally Ivins,
Neil E. Alexis,
Jihong Wu,
Philip A. Bromberg,
Sukhdev S. Brar,
Gregory Travlos,
Stephanie J. London

Published: August 11, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0160030

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