2 results for “Reaction Department”
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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 · 1983
Biochemical components of bronchoalveolar lavage in early experimental asbestosis of the sheep: phospholipase A2 activity, prostaglandin E2 and proteins
…significantly increased in both low and high dose groups. These changes in protein and lipid components of BAL following asbestos exposure constitute early indices of lung inflammatory reactions which may contribute to the development of asbestosis.