Figure 1From: The crucial role of particle surface reactivity in respirable quartz-induced reactive oxygen/nitrogen species formation and APE/Ref-1 induction in rat lungMyeloperoxidase activity in BALF of rat lungs 7 days following i.t. instillation of 2 mg DQ12 or DQ12 coated with either AL or PVNO. Data are expressed as mean ± SD (n = 5). *p < 0.01 vs. PBS (ANOVA, Tukey).Back to article page