Biopersistence and durability of nine mineral fibre types in rat lungs over 12 months

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 143-153

  Searl, Alison ^a   Buchanan, Duncan ^a   Cullen, Richard T ^a   Jones, Alan D ^a   Miller, Brian G ^a   Soutar, Colin A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fibres, vitreous; Pulmonary biopersistence

Indexed keywords

DISSOLUTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FIBERS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PH EFFECTS; PULMONARY DISEASES; TOXICITY;

BIOPERSISTENCE; INTRATRACHEAL INJECTION; MINERAL FIBERS;

RESPIRATORY MECHANICS;

AMOSITE; AMPHIBOLE; MINERAL FIBER; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTRATRACHEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG BURDEN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG INJURY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0032958764     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(99)00017-4     Document Type: Article

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