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The Phagocytosis and Toxicity of Amorphous Silica
BACKGROUND: Inhalation of crystalline silica is known to cause an inflammatory reaction and chronic exposure leads to lung fibrosis and can progress into the disease, silicosis. Cultured macrophages bind crystalline silica particles, phagocytose them, and rapidly undergo apoptotic and necrotic death...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3032735/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21311600 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0014647 |