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Short-term inhalation of stainless steel welding fume causes sustained lung toxicity but no tumorigenesis in lung tumor susceptible A/J mice.
Inhalation toxicology - 1 Feb 2011
Zeidler-Erdely Patti C, Battelli Lori A, Stone Sam, Chen Bean T, Frazer David G, Young Shih-Houng, Erdely Aaron, Kashon Michael L, Andrews Ronnee, Antonini James M
Abstract excerpt
Debate exists as to whether welding fume is carcinogenic, but epidemiological evidence suggests that welders are an at-risk population for development of lung cancer. Our objective was to expose, by inhalation, lung tumor susceptible (A/J) and resistant C57BL/6J (B6) mice to stainless steel (SS) welding fume containing carcinogenic metals and characterize the lung-inflammatory and tumorigenic response. Male mice...
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