Reduction of the lung surfactant activity by selected occupational aerosols

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 29, Issue SUPPL 1, 1998, Pages

  Sosnowski, T R ^a   Podgorski A ^a  

^a WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Lung surfactant; Oil emulsion; Soot; Sulfuric acid; Surface tension; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 11544374451     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(98)00456-X     Document Type: Article

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