Metal particles are inappropriate for testing a postulate of extrapulmonary transport [1]

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2007, Pages

  Ghio, Andrew J ^a   Bennett, William D ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE OXIDE; METAL;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INHALATION; LETTER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SOLUBILIZATION; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 33847078830     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.115-a70a     Document Type: Letter

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