Detection and qualitative identification of mineral fibers and particles in alveolar macrophages of BAL fluid by SEM and EDXA

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 193-195

  Perna, Francesco ^a   Iavarone, M ^b   Skrimpas, S ^a   Mazzarella, G ^a   Sanduzzi, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alveolar macrophages; BAL; Energy dispersive x ray microanalysis; Inorganic dust inhalation; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; ASBESTOS; IRON; MINERAL FIBER; SILICON DIOXIDE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ANAMNESIS; BLEEDING; CERAMIC INDUSTRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIBROUS DUST; HEALTH CARE COST; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INHALATION; INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; POLLUTION; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; QUALITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMOKING; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; STAINING; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 0036626739     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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