Persistence of Long, Thin Chrysotile Asbestos Fibers in the Lungs of Rats
Persistence of Long, Thin Chrysotile Asbestos Fibers in the Lungs of Rats
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United States: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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United States: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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The distribution of inhaled mineral fibers in the lung determines the site and severity of disease caused by the fibers. Some of our recent work has described the fate of inhaled asbestos fibers in rodents. After a brief inhalation exposure, asbestos fibers are deposited primarily at the first alveolar duct bifurcations, and fibrotic lesions are in...
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Persistence of Long, Thin Chrysotile Asbestos Fibers in the Lungs of Rats
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1567261
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_1567261
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0091-6765
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1552-9924
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10.1289/ehp.94102s5197
