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From: Reduced bronchoalveolar macrophage phagocytosis and cytotoxic effects after controlled short-term exposure to wood smoke in healthy humans

Fig. 3

Phagocytosing cells in BAL. A: Phagocytosing ability measured in BAL cells after air and wood smoke exposures. Two different treatments; negative control (cells put on ice), positive control cells (incubated in 37 degrees Celsius). Whiskers indicate minimum to maximum value. B: Viability in BAL cells measured after phagocytosis evaluation. A statistically significant increase in dead cells was found (p = 0.02) among BAL cells exposed wood smoke. Red lines indicate median values and * indicates p < 0.05, calculated using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test

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Particle and Fibre Toxicology

ISSN: 1743-8977

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