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Infrasound induces coronary perivascular fibrosis in rats by Lousinha, Ana, R. Oliveira, Maria João, Borrecho, Gonçalo, Brito, José, Oliveira, Pedro, Oliveira de Carvalho, António, Freitas, Diamantino, P. Águas, Artur, Antunes, Eduardo

“…Chronic exposure to industrial noise is known to affect biological systems, namely, by inducing fibrosis in the absence of inflammatory cells. In rat hearts…”
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Atrial fibrosis and decreased connexin 43 in rat hearts after exposure to high-intensity infrasound by Lousinha, Ana, Pereira, Gonçalo, Borrecho, Gonçalo, Brito, José, Oliveira de Carvalho, António, Freitas, Diamantino, Oliveira, Pedro, R. Oliveira, Maria João, Antunes, Eduardo

“…Noise is an important environmental risk factor. Industrial environments are rich in high-intensity infrasound (hi-IFS), which we have found to induce…”
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Myocardial fibrosis in rats exposed to low frequency noise by Antunes, Eduardo, Oliveira, Pedro, Borrecho, Gonçalo, Oliveira, Maria João R, Brito, José, Aguas, Artur, Martins, Dos Santos José

“…Low frequency noise (LFN) characterized by large pressure amplitude (> or =90 dB SPL) and low frequency bands (< or =500 Hz) can lead to structural and…”
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Histomorphometric evaluation of the coronary artery vessels in rats submitted to industrial noise by Antunes, Eduardo, Oliveira, Pedro, Oliveira, Maria João R., Brito, José, Águas, Artur, Martins Dos Santos, José

“…Introduction Industrial noise (IN) is characterized by high intensity and a wide spectrum of wavelengths that induce physical vibration on the body structures…”
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Infrasound exposure promotes development of atrial fibrosis in rats by Lousinha, Ana, Oliveira, Maria João R., Borrecho, Gonçalo, Brito, José, Oliveira, Pedro, Pereira, Gonçalo, de Carvalho, António Oliveira, Freitas, Diamantino, Águas, Artur P., Antunes, Eduardo

“…Recent data has shown a significant association between noise exposure and atrial fibrillation (AF) in a large cohort [ 1 ] but the pathophysiology remains…”
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Arrest in ciliated cell expansion on the bronchial lining of adult rats caused by chronic exposure to industrial noise by Oliveira, Maria João R., Pereira, António S., Ferreira, Paula G., Guimarães, Laura, Freitas, Diamantino, Carvalho, António P.O., Grande, Nuno R., Águas, Artur P.

“…Workers chronically exposed to high-intensity/low-frequency noise at textile plants show increased frequency of respiratory infections. This phenomenon…”
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Chronic Exposure of Rats to Cotton-Mill-Room Noise Changes the Cell Composition of the Tracheal Epithelium by Oliveira, Maria João R., Pereira, António S., Guimarães, Laura, Freitas, Diamantino, Carvalho, António P. O., Grande, Nuno R., Águas, Artur P.

“…The work environment of cotton mill rooms of modern textile plants is characterized by noise pollution. We have taped and reproduced this noisy environment to…”
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Exposure to industrial wideband noise increases connective tissue in the rat liver by Oliveira, Maria João R, Freitas, Diamantino, Carvalho, António P O, Guimarães, Laura, Pinto, Ana, Águas, Artur P

“…Rats were daily exposed (eight hours/day) for a period of four weeks to the same high-intensity wideband noise that was recorded before in a large textile…”
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Chronic exposure of rats to occupational textile noise causes cytological changes in adrenal cortex by Oliveira, Maria Joao R, Monteiro, Mariana P, Ribeiro, Andreia M, Pignatelli, Duarte, Aguas, Artur P

“…Chronic exposure to industrial noise and its effects on biological systems. Occupational exposure to noise may result in health disorders. Our aim was to…”
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Mercury intake by inflammatory phagocytes: in vivo cytology of mouse macrophages and neutrophils by X-ray elemental microanalysis coupled with scanning electron microscopy by Cunha, Elisabete M, Oliveira, Maria João R, Ferreira, Paula G, Aguas, Artur P

“…Phagocytes remove and store mercury (Hg) that enters the body. Macrophages and granulocytes respond in opposite ways to Hg: macrophages loose cell viability,…”
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Effects of long term exposure to occupational noise on textile industry workers’ lung function by Paes Cardoso, António, Oliveira, Maria João R., da Silva, Álvaro Moreira, Águas, Artur P., Sousa Pereira, António

“…Vibroacoustic disease is a pathology caused by long occupational exposure to large pressure amplitude and low frequency noise. It is a systemic disease, with…”
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REDUCTION OF RAT PLEURAL MICROVILLI CAUSED BY NOISE POLLUTION by Oliveira, Maria Jo o R., Pereira, António S., Ferreira, Paula G., Grande, Nuno R., A´guas, Artur P., Guimar es, Laura, Freitas, Diamantino, Carvalho, António P. O.

“…Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to investigate whether chronic exposure to noise modifies pleural morphology. Rats were submitted to 8-h/day…”
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In vivo ingestion of heavy metal particles of Se, Hg and W by murine macrophages. A study using scanning electron microscopy coupled with X-ray microanalysis by Cherdwongcharoensuk, Duangrudee, Cunha, Elisabete M, Upatham, Suchart, Pereira, António Sousa, Oliveira, Maria João R, Águas, Artur P

“…Several heavy metals that are currently employed in industry may become polluters of work and natural environments. As particulate matter, heavy metals are…”
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Myocardial fi brosis in rats exposed to low frequency noise by Antunes, Eduardo, Oliveira, Pedro, Borrecho, Gonçalo, Oliveira, Maria João R., Brito, José, Águas, Artur, Martins Dos Santos, José

“…Abstract Low frequency noise (LFN) characterized by large pressure amplitude (≥ 90 dB SPL) and low frequency bands (≤ 500 Hz) can lead to structural and…”
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Efeito da exposição prolongada a ruído ocupacional na função respiratória de trabalhadores da indústria têxtil Effects of long term exposure to occupational noise on textile industry workers' lung function by António Paes Cardoso, Maria João R. Oliveira, Álvaro Moreira da Silva, Artur P. Águas, António Sousa Pereira

“…O presente estudo procurou detectar eventuais alterações da função respiratória em 28 operárias de uma fábrica de fiação, submetidas a uma exposição prolongada…”
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Efeito da exposição prolongada a ruído ocupacional na função respiratória de trabalhadores da indústria têxtil by Cardoso, António Paes, Oliveira, Maria João R., da Silva, Álvaro Moreira, Águas, Artur P., Pereira, António Sousa

“…O presente estudo procurou detectar eventuais alterações da função respiratória em 28 operárias de uma fábrica de fiação, submetidas a uma exposição prolongada…”
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