2 results for “Reaction Department”
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Medical study · Medical research · 1977
Immune adherence reactivity of rat alveolar macrophages following inhalation of crocidolite asbestos
…a statistically significant difference. Sheep red cells, which cannot take part in this reaction, stuck far less to macrophages from exposed rats. Treating the cells with antiserum against the complement component C3 reduced adherence to 4…
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Medical study · Medical research · 1981
Asbestos inhalation and the induction of splenic lymphocytic proliferation in the rat
…The authors concluded that asbestos inhalation produced two distinct effects on the macrophages, one attributed to a putative asbestos-related neoantigen. They suggested immune reactions might contribute to asbestosis. The number of rats was not reported.