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SUBMITTER: Garner AL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2904247 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nature chemistry 20090701 4
Ozone exposure is a growing global health problem, especially in urban areas. While ozone in the stratosphere protects the earth from harmful ultraviolet light, tropospheric or ground-level ozone is toxic and can damage the respiratory tract. It has recently been shown that ozone may be produced endogenously in inflammation and antibacterial responses of the immune system; however, these results have sparked controversy owing to the use of a non-specific colorimetric probe. Here we report the sy ...[more]