Abstract:Prenatal exposure to certain air pollutants have been shown to cause immunological dysfunction in offspring, however previous experimental studies have yet to evaluate the vulnerability of the immune system throughout the pre- and early postnatal period. Therefore, to more accurately reflect human exposure, mice were exposed to concentrated fine-sized ambient particulate matter (PM2.5) both pre- and postnatally and parameters of immune status were assessed in offspring. Timed-pregnant dams were exposed 6hr/d t… Show more
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