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Translocation pathways for inhaled asbestos fibers

We discuss the translocation of inhaled asbestos fibers based on pulmonary and pleuro-pulmonary interstitial fluid dynamics. Fibers can pass the alveolar barrier and reach the lung interstitium via the paracellular route down a mass water flow due to combined osmotic (active Na(+ )absorption) and hy...

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Autores principales: Miserocchi, G, Sancini, G, Mantegazza, F, Chiappino, Gerolamo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2265277/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18218073
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1476-069X-7-4