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Inhalation Toxicology
International Forum for Respiratory Research
Volume 14, 2002 - Issue 4
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TIME COURSE OF PULMONARY RESPONSE OF RATS TO INHALATION OF CRYSTALLINE SILICA: NF-kappa B ACTIVATION, INFLAMMATION, CYTOKINE PRODUCTION, AND DAMAGE

Dale W. Porter National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Jianping Ye National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Jane Ma National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Mark Barger National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Victor A. Robinson National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Dawn Ramsey National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Applied Research and Technology, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Jeff McLaurin National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Applied Research and Technology, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Amir Khan National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Applied Research and Technology, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Douglas Landsittel National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Alexander Teass National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Applied Research and Technology, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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Vincent Castranova National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
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Pages 349-367 | Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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