Passage of inhaled particles into the blood circulation in humans

Circulation

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 411-414

  Nemmar, A ^a   Hoet, P H M ^a   Vanquickenborne, B ^a   Dinsdale, D ^c   Thomeer, M ^a   Hoylaerts, M F ^b   Vanbilloen, H ^a   Mortelmans, L ^a   Nemery, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c MRC TOXICOLOGY UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Blood; Lung; Particles; Translocation

Indexed keywords

CARBON; TECHNEGAS; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CIRCULATION; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INHALATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOACTIVITY; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; KINETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037192333     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hc0402.104118     Document Type: Article

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