The role of the component metals in the toxicity of military-grade tungsten alloy

Toxics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 499-514

  Emond, Christy A ^a,b   Vergara, Vernieda B ^a   Lombardini, Eric D ^a,c   Mog, Steven R ^a,d   Kalinich, John F ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b Manchester VA Medical Center   (United States)

^c Public Health Command   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

B6C3F1 mice; Embedded metal fragments; Health effects; Tungsten alloy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85054248802     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23056304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/toxics3040499     Document Type: Article

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