Characterization of deposits in human lung tissue by a combination of different methods of analytical electron microscopy

Micron

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-15

  Hofer, Ferdinand ^a   Pabst, Maria A ^b  

^a GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Analytical electron microscopy (AEM); Anthracotic areas; Deposits; Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS); Energy filtered transmission electron microscopy (EFTEM); Lung tissue

Indexed keywords

CARBON; MINERAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DUST; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; LUNG; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CARBON; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DUST; HUMANS; LUNG; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MINERALS; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ANGUILLIFORMES;

EID: 0032008084     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-4328(97)00067-X     Document Type: Article

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