Release of beryllium into artificial airway epithelial lining fluid

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 219-228

  Stefaniak, Aleksandr B ^a   Virji, M Abbas ^a   Day, Gregory A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Beryllium; Dissolution; Respiratory tract; Sensitization

Indexed keywords

ALLOY; BERYLLIUM; HYDROXIDE; METAL; OXIDE;

ABSORPTION; ARTICLE; CLEARANCE; DISSOLUTION; HALF LIFE TIME; LUNG FLUID; LYMPHOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALLOYS; BERYLLIOSIS; BERYLLIUM; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUCUS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 84869049283     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19338244.2011.619218     Document Type: Article

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