Chronic inhalation of short asbestos: Lung fiber burdens and histopathology for monkeys maintained for 11.5 years after exposure

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-73

  Stettler, Lloyd E ^a   Sharpnack, Douglas D ^a,b   Krieg, Edward F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Vet Path Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INHALATION; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; ASBESTOS; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG; MACACA FASCICULARIS; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; TIME;

RATTUS;

EID: 38849126951     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370701665566     Document Type: Article

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