Inducing Toxicity in the Neurological System by Environmental Pollutants

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Life Sciences, Madeira University, Campus Universitário da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal.
² Escola Superior de Saúde, Madeira University, Campus Universitário da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal.
³ Chronic Diseases Research Center CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campo Mártires da Pátria 130, 1099-085 Lisbon, Portugal.

Editorial

Irene Camacho et al. Toxics. 2024.

. 2024 Jun 30;12(7):480.

doi: 10.3390/toxics12070480.

¹ Faculty of Life Sciences, Madeira University, Campus Universitário da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal.
² Escola Superior de Saúde, Madeira University, Campus Universitário da Penteada, 9020-105 Funchal, Portugal.
³ Chronic Diseases Research Center CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Campo Mártires da Pátria 130, 1099-085 Lisbon, Portugal.

Abstract

There is a growing body of evidence that exposure to multiple air pollutants may cause dysfunction of the central nervous system (CNS) [...].

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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