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Evaluation of risk factors for lung tumour induction in rats exposed to either NpO(2) or PuO(2) aerosols.
International journal of radiation biology - 1 Mar 2003
Dudoignon N, Guillet K, Fritsch P
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: To compare the incidence of each lung tumour type after inhalation exposure of rats to either NpO(2) or industrial PuO(2) aerosols, which have a similar size. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed once and followed during their whole life span. At the end of their life, the whole lungs were fixed, embedded and cut into thin sections for histological analysis. The presence of...
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