Health and environmental impact of nanotechnology: toxicological assessment of manufactured nanoparticles.
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چکیده
The articles highlighted in this issue are “Pulmonary Toxicity of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes in Mice 7 and 90 Days after Intratracheal Instillation” by Chiu-Wing Lam, John T. James, Richard McCluskey, and Robert L. Hunter (pp. 126–134) and “Comparative Pulmonary Toxicity Assessment of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes in Rats” by D. B. Warheit, B. R. Laurence, K. L. Reed, D. H. Roach, G. A. M. Reynolds, and T. R. Webb (pp. 117–125).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Toxicological sciences : an official journal of the Society of Toxicology
دوره 77 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004