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In vitro determinants of asbestos fiber toxicity: effect on the relative toxicity of Libby amphibole in primary human airway epithelial cells

BACKGROUND: An abnormally high incidence of lung disease has been observed in the residents of Libby, Montana, which has been attributed to occupational and environmental exposure to fibrous amphiboles originating from a nearby contaminated vermiculite mine. The composition of Libby amphibole (LA) i...

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Autores principales: Duncan, Kelly E, Cook, Philip M, Gavett, Stephen H, Dailey, Lisa A, Mahoney, Ron K, Ghio, Andrew J, Roggli, Victor L, Devlin, Robert B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3892100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24401117
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1743-8977-11-2