Synchrotron soft X-ray imaging and fluorescence microscopy reveal novel features of asbestos body morphology and composition in human lung tissues

BACKGROUND: Occupational or environmental exposure to asbestos fibres is associated with pleural and parenchymal lung diseases. A histopathologic hallmark of exposure to asbestos is the presence in lung parenchyma of the so-called asbestos bodies. They are the final product of biomineralization proc...

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Autores principales: Pascolo, Lorella, Gianoncelli, Alessandra, Kaulich, Burkhard, Rizzardi, Clara, Schneider, Manuela, Bottin, Cristina, Polentarutti, Maurizio, Kiskinova, Maya, Longoni, Antonio, Melato, Mauro
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3041679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21299853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8977-8-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3041679/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21299853
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8977-8-7

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