5 results for “Reaction Department”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1974
The ingestion of asbestos fibers
…which probably came from iron-containing macrophages. It is suggested that pleural plaques and hyaline nodules in the peritoneum represent a hypersensitivity reaction to ferritin protein coating on asbestos fibers. In South Africa only a few…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1974
Lymphohematogenous spread of asbestos
…kidney, brain and other organs, and of what damage they cause. The author concluded that knowing the injury reaction and tissue dose-response would help determine how much asbestos, and what kind, if any, humans can…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1974
Response of cell cultures to asbestos fibers
The reaction of macrophages to asbestos and glass fibers was studied by light and by electron microscopy. Measurements were made of LDH release, staining with erythrosine B, and lactate production. Size and shape of asbestos fibers…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1974
Correlation between the tissue response and asbestos fiber content
…and here secondary factors may be concerned. Electron microscopy suggests that optically visible fibers constitute a reasonably constant proportion of the total irrespective of the pathological reaction. Light microscopy may thus afford a guide to the…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1974
Biological effects of ingested asbestos: report and commentary
…fibers in water, food and drugs, gut-wall passage, and tissue reactions. For example, Nicholson reported 20 to 70 million amphibole fibers per liter in Duluth's drinking water. The author judged there was little doubt…