An in vitro/in vivo study into the short term effects of exposure to mineral fibres

Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 484-486

  Clouter, A ^a   Houghton, C E ^a   Bowskill, C A ^a   Hoskins, J A ^a   Brown, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fibres, mineral, short term effects; mineral fibres, short term effects

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM SULFATE; CROCIDOLITE; MINERAL FIBER;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL VIABILITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029805509     PISSN: 09402993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-2993(96)80061-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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