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Behavior of the terrestrial nocturnal lizards Goniurosaurus kuroiwae kuroiwae and Eublepharis macularius (Reptilia: Eublepharidae) in a thigmothermal gradient by Werner, Y.L., Takahashi, H., Mautz, W.J., Ota, H.

“…1. Two eublepharid gecko species were tested for their thermal preferences in a thigmothermal gradient. 2. Goniurosaurus kuroiwae kuroiwae from a humid…”
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Surfactant dysfunction after inhalation of nitric oxide by Hallman, M, Waffarn, F, Bry, K, Turbow, R, Kleinman, M T, Mautz, W J, Rasmussen, R E, Bhalla, D K, Phalen, R F

“…To study whether nitric oxide (NO) affects surfactant function, 36 young rats inhaled one of the following humidified environments for 24 h: 1) air; 2) 95% O2;…”
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Chronic inhalation exposure to ozone and nitric acid elevates stress-inducible heat shock protein 70 in the rat lung by Wong, C.G., Bonakdar, M., Mautz, W.J., Kleinman, M.T.

“…The ability of urban oxidant and acid air pollutants to induce heat shock proteins (HSPs) in the mammalian lung is not known. Such proteins are known to be…”
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Respiratory tract responses to repeated inhalation of an oxidant and acid gas-particle air pollutant mixture by MAUTZ, William J, KLEINMAN, Michael T, BHALLA, Deepak K, PHALEN, Robert F

“…The purpose of this study was to examine a broad range of toxicologic responses in rats exposed to a multi-component pollutant atmosphere. Cumulative and…”
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Xantusiid Lizards Have Low Energy, Water, and Food Requirements by Mautz, William J., Nagy, Kenneth A.

“…Lizards in the family Xantusiidae (the night lizards) are known to have resting metabolic rates that are only half those of other lizards of comparable size…”
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Chronic exposure to ozone and nitric acid vapor results in increased levels of rat pulmonary putrescine by SINDHU, R. K, MAUTZ, W. J, KIKKAWA, Y

“…In the past decade, there has been growing public concern for the human health effects of exposure to environmental pollutants. Ozone (O3) is one of the most…”
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Exercising animal models in inhalation toxicology: interactions with ozone and formaldehyde by Mautz, William J.

“…Exercise during exposure to inhaled toxicants increases inhaled dose rate and alters dose distribution within the respiratory tract, and exercise has long been…”
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Population Densities of the Coquí, Eleutherodactylus coqui (Anura: Leptodactylidae) in Newly Invaded Hawaii and in Native Puerto Rico by Woolbright, Lawrence L, Hara, Arnold H, Jacobsen, Christopher M, Mautz, William J, Benevides, Francis L

“…Eleutherodactylus coqui was accidentally introduced to east Hawaii Island in the late 1980s and has since become established as scattered populations across…”
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Thermal Dependence of Locomotion and Aggression in a Xantusiid Lizard by Mautz, William J., Daniels, Christopher B., Bennett, Albert F.

“…The thermal dependence of sprint speed, exertion distance and time, and aggressive response was examined in the island night lizard, Xantusia riversiana, over…”
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Respiratory and behavioral effects of ozone on a lizard and a frog by Mautz, William J., Dohm, Michael R.

“…Ozone at concentrations found in urban air pollution is known to have significant physiological effects on humans and other mammals. Exposure of the lizard,…”
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Effects of ozone exposure on nonspecific phagocytic capacity of pulmonary macrophages from an amphibian, Bufo marinus by Dohm, Michael R., Mautz, William J., Andrade, Joy A., Gellert, Kapuaola S., Salas-Ferguson, Loney J., Nicolaisen, Nicola, Fujie, Nicole

“…Pulmonary macrophages are an important component of immune defense against inhaled foreign particles and microorganisms. In humans and other mammals, exposure…”
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A rodent treadmill for inhalation toxicological studies and respirometry by Mautz, W J, Phalen, R F, McClure, T R, Bufalino, C

“…A 10-runway treadmill was enclosed for inhalation toxicological studies of rodents under exercise exposure to environmental pollutants. The exposure system was…”
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Aerosol deposition in the nose as a function of body size by Phalen, R F, Oldham, M J, Mautz, W J

“…The effect of body size on nasal doses from inhaled aerosols has not been measured directly in people. Two basic types of computational models are used to…”
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Effects of Ozone on Evaporative Water Loss and Thermoregulatory Behavior of Marine Toads (Bufo marinus) by Dohm, Michael R., Mautz, William J., Looby, Patrick G., Gellert, Kapuaola S., Andrade, Joy A.

“…Ozone (O3) is a strong pulmonary irritant and causes a suite of respiratory tract inflammatory responses in humans and other mammals. In addition to lung…”
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Toxicity of chemical components of ambient fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) inhaled by aged rats by Kleinman, Michael T., Bufalino, Charles, Rasmussen, Ronald, Hyde, Dallas, Bhalla, Deepak K., Mautz, William J.

“…The toxicity of two important chemical components of fine ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5)—ammonium bisulfate (ABS) and elemental carbon (C)—was studied…”
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Breathing pattern and metabolic rate responses of rats exposed to ozone by Mautz, W J, Bufalino, C

“…Breathing pattern (frequency and tidal volume), minute ventilation (VE), oxygen consumption (MO2), and rectal temperature (TR) were measured from rats exposed…”
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Calibration of respiratory gas exchange measurements in inhalation toxicology studies by Mautz, W J

“…The use of simplifying assumptions for determining respiratory gas exchange is associated with substantial errors in the estimates of oxygen consumption (VO2)…”
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Enhancement of ozone-induced lung injury by exercise by Mautz, W J, McClure, T R, Reischl, P, Phalen, R F, Crocker, T T

“…Rats were exposed for up to 3.75 h to 0.20-0.80 ppm O3 under conditions of rest and treadmill exercise up to 30 m/min, 20% grade, to assess the importance of…”
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Health Effects of Acid Aerosols Formed by Atmospheric Mixtures by Kleinman, Michael T., Phalen, Robert F., Mautz, William J., Mannix, Richard C., McClure, Thomas R., Crocker, T. Timothy

“…Under ambient conditions, sulfur and nitrogen oxides can react with photochemical products and airborne particles to form acidic vapors and aerosols…”
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ADAPTIVE AND NON-ADAPTIVE RESPONSES IN RATS EXPOSED TO OZONE, ALONE AND IN MIXTURES, WITH ACIDIC AEROSOLS by Kleinman, Michael T.

“…Healthy young adult (300 g) Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed for 1-day or 5-day periods, nose only, to purified air (CA) or four different pollutant…”
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