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Inhalation Toxicology
International Forum for Respiratory Research
Volume 6, 1994 - Issue 5
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Histological and Ultrastructural Alterations of the Bronchioloalveolar Region in the Rat Lung After Chronic Exposure to a Pyrolized Pitch Condensate or Carbon Black, Alone or in Combination

T. Nolte Fraunhofer-Institute of Toxicology and Aerosol Research, Hanover, Germany
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K.-U. Thiedemann Fraunhofer-Institute of Toxicology and Aerosol Research, Hanover, Germany
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D. L. Dungworth Department of Veterinary Pathology School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA
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H. Ernst Fraunhofer-lnstitute of Toxicology and Aerosol Research, Hanover, Germany
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I. Paulini Fraunhofer-lnstitute of Toxicology and Aerosol Research, Hanover, Germany
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U. Heinrich Fraunhofer-lnstitute of Toxicology and Aerosol Research, Hanover, Germany
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C. Dasenbrock Fraunhofer-lnstitute of Toxicology and Aerosol Research, Hanover, Germany
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L. Peters Fraunhofer-lnstitute of Toxicology and Aerosol Research, Hanover, Germany
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S. Ueberschär Department of Pathology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hanover, Germany
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U. Mohr Department of Experimental Pathology, Medical School, Hanover, Germany
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Pages 459-483 | Received 20 Nov 1993, Accepted 03 Mar 1994, Published online: 27 Sep 2008

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