Translocation pathways for inhaled asbestos fibers
<p>Abstract</p> <p>We discuss the translocation of inhaled asbestos fibers based on pulmonary and pleuro-pulmonary interstitial fluid dynamics. Fibers can pass the alveolar barrier and reach the lung interstitium via the paracellular route down a mass water flow due to combined osm...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2008-01-01
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| Series: | Environmental Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.ehjournal.net/content/7/1/4 |