The interaction of asbestos and iron in lung tissue revealed by synchrotron-based scanning X-ray microscopy

Scientific Reports

Volumn 3, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Pascolo, Lorella ^a   Gianoncelli, Alessandra ^b   Schneider, Giulia ^c   Salomé, Murielle ^d   Schneider, Manuela ^e   Calligaro, Carla ^f   Kiskinova, Maya ^b   Melato, Mauro ^a   Rizzardi, Clara ^c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

^b SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

^e Hospital of Monfalcone   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CALCIUM; CARCINOGEN; FERRITIN; IRON; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VERY ELDERLY; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASBESTOS; ASBESTOSIS; CALCIUM; CARCINOGENS; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; LUNG; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PHOSPHORUS; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873201448     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep01123     Document Type: Article

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