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Genetic susceptibility to nickel-induced acute lung injury.
Chemosphere - 1 Jun 2003
Prows Daniel R, McDowell Susan A, Aronow Bruce J, Leikauf George D
Abstract excerpt
Human exposure to insoluble and soluble nickel compounds is extensive. Besides wide usage in many industries, nickel compounds are contained in cigarette smoke and, in low levels, in ambient particulate matter. Soluble nickel particulate, especially nickel sulfate (NiSO(4)), has been associated with acute lung injury. To begin identifying genes controlling susceptibility to NiSO(4), mean survival times (MSTs) of...
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