5 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1982
Asbestos fibers and pleural plaques in a general autopsy population
It has been claimed that symmetric lower zone pleural or diaphargmatic plaques are markers of asbestos exposure both in asbestos workers and the general population. In this study, total pulmonary asbestos burden was analyzed for 29…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1984
Fiber size and number in amphibole asbestos-induced mesothelioma
…of crocidolite fibers, 0.2 X 10(6)/g; these values represent an approximately 250-fold increase over those found in the general population. Crocidolite fibers were significantly narrower than amosite fibers (mean width, 0.13…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1981
Asbestos and other ferruginous bodies: their formation and clinical significance
…with asbestos. At the highest levels of exposure, numbers of asbestos bodies correlate in a general way with the presence of asbestosis, although no precise value has been determined above which asbestosis is always found. In…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1976
Pulmonary mineral dust. A study of ninety patients by electron microscopy, electron microanalysis, and electron microdiffraction
…of a specific type of pneumoconiosis. This method is particularly useful in differentiating between asbestos bodies and ferruginous bodies. The value of the method in general and its importance in the study of pneumoconiosis are discussed.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2011
Osteopontin modulates inflammation, mucin production, and gene expression signatures after inhalation of asbestos in a murine model of fibrosis
…and cell cycle regulation. Although it is unclear whether the present findings are specific to chrysotile asbestos or would be observed after inhalation of other fibers in general, these results highlight new potential mechanisms and therapeutic…