A comparative study of the clearance of respirable para-aramid, chrysotile and glass fibres from rat lungs

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 217-233

  Searl, Alison ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; GLASS FIBERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC FILAMENTS; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

CHRYSOTILES;

LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

AROMATIC POLYAMIDE; ASBESTOS FIBER; CHRYSOTILE; GLASS FIBER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; INHALATION; LUNG BURDEN; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ANIMALS; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; BODY BURDEN; GLASS; LUNG; MALE; MINERAL FIBERS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS;

EID: 0031127655     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(96)00036-1     Document Type: Article

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