Relationships between ferruginous bodies and uncoated asbestos fibers in lung tissue.
From: Archives of Environmental Health
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Date: 11/1/1996
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Author: Corn, Carolyn, J.; Dodson, Ronald F.; O'Sullivan, Michael
Tissue was obtained from two American groups. The tissue was defined by ferruginous body levels of either [is less than or equal to] 1000 or [is greater than to] 1 000 ferruginous bodies/g dry weight, and tissue was evaluated by light microscopy and analyzed by analytical transmission electron microscopy. Tissue was bleach digested, and uncoated asbestos fibers were classified with respect to type and size. In addition, some ferruginous body cores were analyzed. There was a wide range of ...
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