Inhaled carbon nanotubes reach the subpleural tissue in mice
Inhaled carbon nanotubes reach the subpleural tissue in mice
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Inhaled carbon nanotubes reach the subpleural tissue in mice
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Nature nanotechnology, 2009-11, Vol.4 (11), p.747-751
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English
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Carbon nanotubes are shaped like fibres
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and can stimulate inflammation at the surface of the peritoneum when injected into the abdominal cavity of mice
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, raising concerns that inhaled nanotubes
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may cause pleural fibrosis and/or mesothelioma
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. Here, we show that multiwalled carbon nanotubes reach the subpleura in mice...
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Inhaled carbon nanotubes reach the subpleural tissue in mice
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_869440286
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_869440286
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1748-3387
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1748-3395
DOI
10.1038/nnano.2009.305
