Pulmonary and systemic immune alterations in rats exposed to airborne lunar dust

BackgroundDue to cosmic radiation bombardment and over 4 billion meteorite and micrometeoroid impacts on the airless Moon, the lunar surface is covered by a layer of fine, reactive dust. Very little is known regarding the toxicity of lunar dust on human physiology. This study assessed airborne lunar...

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Main Authors: Brian E. Crucian, Heather Quiriarte, Chiu-wing Lam, Mayra Nelman, Audrie A. Colorado, Douglass M. Diak, John T. James
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2025.1538421/full
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