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. 2017 Jan 9;7:40030. doi: 10.1038/srep40030

Figure 3. PD protects rats from aPM2.5 exposure.

Figure 3

PD improves the decrease in pulmonary ventilation function caused by aPM2.5. (A) Tidal volume and expiratory volume and (B) minute ventilation volume (ml). (C) The peak inspiratory and expiratory flow (ml/s). (D) Inspiratory time and (E) end-inspiratory pause (msec) of conscious rats. Data are expressed as means ± SD (n = 8). *P  < 0.05, **P  < 0.01, versus the control group. #P  < 0.05, ##P  < 0.01, versus the aPM2.5 group. (F) Body weight (g) development of rats during aPM2.5 exposure for 8 weeks. Data are expressed as the means ± SEM (n = 8). *P  < 0.05, **P  < 0.01, versus the control group.