Pulmonary effects in rats inhaling size-separated chrysotile asbestos fibres or p-aramid fibrils: Differences in cellular proliferative responses

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 88, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 287-292

  Warheit, David B ^a   Hartsky, Mark A ^a   Frame, Steven R ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

asbestos; biodegradability; cell proliferation; chrysotile; durability; fibres; inhaled fibres; para aramid

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC POLYAMIDE; CHRYSOTILE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; BIODEGRADATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; INHALATION; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA; ARAMIDAE;

EID: 0030296926     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4274(96)03751-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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