Minimal inflammogenicity of pristine single-wall carbon nanotubes

Nagoya Journal of Medical Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 195-202

  Toyokuni, Shinya ^a   Jiang, Li ^a   Kitaura, Ryo ^b   Shinohara, Hisanori ^b  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Human risk assessment; Inflammation; Mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84924758313     PISSN: 00277622     EISSN: 21863326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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