title: Analysis of short-term effects of World Trade Center dust on rat sciatic nerve.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to investigate the short-term effects of residual dust from the World Trade Center (WTC) on rat sciatic nerve.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nerve action potentials were recorded in nerves exposed to dust from the WTC as well as control nerves.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a reduction in the conduction velocity of nerves exposed to a high concentration of the dust from the WTC when compared with controls.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although there are statistically significant reductions in conduction velocity when exposed to the WTC dust in this pilot study, additional studies both clinical and basic will be needed to further understand the significance of these results.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Neurosciences (Dr Stecker) and Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (Dr Wilkenfeld), Winthrop University Hospital; and Queens College and Winthrop University Hospital (Ms Segelnick), Mineola, N.Y.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stecker
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Segelnick
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilkenfeld
mesh_terms: D000200:Action Potentials; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D000818:Animals; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis*; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D010865:Pilot Projects; D051381:Rats; D012584:Sciatic Nerve; D047851:September 11 Terrorist Attacks
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D004391:Dust