In vitro toxicity of cobalt and hard metal dust in rat and human type II pneumocytes

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 74-80

  Roesems, G ^a   Hoet, P H M ^a   Demedts, M ^a   Nemery, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; TUNGSTEN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DUST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030788307     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1997.tb00034.x     Document Type: Article

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