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species; SOD, superoxide dismutase; UFP, ultrafine particles; UGT,
UDP-glucoronosyltransferase; ∆ψm, mitochondrial membrane potential.

Acknowledgements
The work described in this chapter was supported by the US Public Health
Service Grants, U19 A1070453 (funded by National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases and National Institute of Environmental and
Health Science), RO1 ES10553 (National Institute of Environmental and
Health Science) R01 ES 015498 and RO1 ES10253, as well as the US
Environmental Protection Agency STAR award to the Southern California
Particle Center RD-83241301. This work has not been subjected to the
Environmental Protection Agency for peer and policy review and therefore
does not necessarily reflect the views of the agency; no official endorsement
should be inferred. We also thank DARPA(F49620-03-1-0365; JX, JIY) and
NIH (GM066466; JIY) for funding.

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