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Accumulation of radium in ferruginous protein bodies formed in lung tissue: association of resulting radiation hotspots with malignant mesothelioma and other malignancies

While exposure to fibers and particles has been proposed to be associated with several different lung malignancies including mesothelioma, the mechanism for the carcinogenesis is not fully understood. Along with mineralogical observation, we have analyzed forty-four major and trace elements in extra...

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Autores principales: Nakamura, Eizo, Makishima, Akio, Hagino, Kyoko, Okabe, Kazunori
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japan Academy 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3561846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19644223
http://dx.doi.org/10.2183/pjab.85.229