Exploration of the mechanisms of retention and clearance of low-toxicity particles in the rat lung using a mathematical model

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1077-1108

  Tran, C L ^a   Jones, A D ^a   Cullen, R T ^a   Donaldson, K ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033390982     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/089583799196600     Document Type: Article

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