The pathological response and fate in the lung and pleura of chrysotile in combination with fine particles compared to amosite asbestos following short-term inhalation exposure: Interim results

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 937-962

  Bernstein, D M ^a   Rogers, R A ^b   Sepulveda, R ^b   Donaldson, K ^c   Schuler, D ^d   Gaering, S ^d   Kunzendorf, P ^e   Chevalier, J ^f   Holm, S E ^g  

^a Rogers Imaging Corporation ^*  (Switzerland)

^b Rogers Imaging Corporation   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d Harlan   (Switzerland)

^e GSA Gesellschaft für Schadstoffanalytik MbH   (Germany)

^f Experimental Pathology Services AG   (Switzerland)

^g Georgia Pacific Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphibole; Chrysotile; Fine particles; Inhalation; Lung; Pathology

Indexed keywords

AMOSITE; ASBESTOS; CHRYSOTILE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ASBESTOS, AMOSITE; ASBESTOS, SERPENTINE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PILOT PROJECTS; PLEURA; RATS; TIME FACTORS;

RATTUS;

EID: 77955879244     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2010.497818     Document Type: Article

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