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Inhalation Toxicology
International Forum for Respiratory Research
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Research Article

Subacute inhalation toxicity study of synthetic amorphous silica nanoparticles in Sprague-Dawley rats

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Pages 567-576 | Received 17 Oct 2017, Accepted 08 Jan 2018, Published online: 05 Feb 2018

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