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Generation of oxygen radicals and mechanisms of injury prevention.

Exposure to crystalline silica can result in damage to the lung parenchyma and scarring that can lead to fibrosis. Pulmonary damage may be the direct consequence of toxic interaction between quartz particles and cell membranes, or it may be due to silica-induced production of oxidant species by pulm...

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Autor principal: Castranova, V
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 1994
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1566974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7705309