Particle Overload In The Rat Lung And Lung Cancer
Subtitle: Implications For Human Risk Assessment
Publisher: CRC
Published: June 3, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 298
ISBN-13: 9781560325437
Subjects: Medical research; Medical toxicology; Toxicology (non-medical); Veterinary science: laboratory animals; Public Health; Lung Cancer; Risk factors; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Oncology; Health/Fitness; Lungs; Research; Medical / Research; Carcinogenicity testing; Animal models; Cancer; Congresses; Dust diseases
First sentence: The term "lung overload" refers to an overloading of macrophage-based clearance of poorly soluble particles from the alveolar region by the deposition of a greater mass or volume of material than can be cleared.