Biopersistence of man-made vitreous fibers and crocidolite asbestos in the rat lung following inhalation

Fundamental and Applied Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 267-279

  Hesterberg, T W ^a   Miiller, W C ^a   Musselman, R P ^b   Kamstrup, O ^c   Hamilton, R D ^a   Thevenaz, P ^d  

^a Schuller International Inc   (United States)

^b USG Corporation   (United States)

^c Rockwool International AS   (Denmark)

^d Research and Consulting Company   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CROCIDOLITE; CARCINOGEN; GLASS; GLASS FIBER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; INHALATION; LUNG BURDEN; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; AEROSOL; ANIMAL; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FISCHER 344 RAT; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG; METABOLISM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; ASBESTOS, CROCIDOLITE; BINDING SITES; CARCINOGENS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; GLASS; LUNG; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344;

EID: 0030079422     PISSN: 02720590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/faat.1996.0031     Document Type: Article

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