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Abstract
The ability of different types of asbestiform minerals to enhance or suppress the levels of fibrous collagen in cultures of lung fibroblasts was tested. All commercially important asbestos dusts produced both effects, a lower dose favouring a fibrogenic response whereas a higher dose favoured an opposite effect.Mesh:
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Year: 1976 PMID: 952729 PMCID: PMC2041080
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Exp Pathol ISSN: 0007-1021