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Comparison of non-crystalline silica nanoparticles in IL-1β release from macrophages
BACKGROUND: Respirable crystalline silica (silicon dioxide; SiO(2), quartz) particles are known to induce chronic inflammation and lung disease upon long-term inhalation, whereas non-crystalline (amorphous) SiO(2) particles in the submicrometre range are regarded as less harmful. Several reports hav...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3441334/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22882971 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8977-9-32 |