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Scanning electron microscopic examination of human asbestos bodies.

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Mace, ML; McLemore, TL; Roggli, V; Brinkley, BR; Greenberg, SD
Published in: Cancer Lett
April 1980

Asbestos bodies represent the product of the macrophage's attempt to detoxify inhaled asbestos fibers. The process of asbestos body maturation was examined by scanning electron microscopy of material isolated from lungs of former asbestos workers. The results suggest that the progression from a membrane-bound, smooth coating of the fiber, to the typically beaded form may be caused by cracking and subsequent erosion due to the inspiratory and expiratory forces of the lung on the asbestos body.

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Published In

Cancer Lett

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ISSN

0304-3835

Publication Date

April 1980

Volume

9

Issue

2

Start / End Page

95 / 104

Location

Ireland

Related Subject Headings

  • Phagocytosis
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Macrophages
  • Lung
  • Humans
  • Asbestosis
  • Asbestos
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis
 

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Mace, M. L., McLemore, T. L., Roggli, V., Brinkley, B. R., & Greenberg, S. D. (1980). Scanning electron microscopic examination of human asbestos bodies. Cancer Lett, 9(2), 95–104. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3835(80)90112-3
Mace, M. L., T. L. McLemore, V. Roggli, B. R. Brinkley, and S. D. Greenberg. “Scanning electron microscopic examination of human asbestos bodies.Cancer Lett 9, no. 2 (April 1980): 95–104. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3835(80)90112-3.
Mace ML, McLemore TL, Roggli V, Brinkley BR, Greenberg SD. Scanning electron microscopic examination of human asbestos bodies. Cancer Lett. 1980 Apr;9(2):95–104.
Mace, M. L., et al. “Scanning electron microscopic examination of human asbestos bodies.Cancer Lett, vol. 9, no. 2, Apr. 1980, pp. 95–104. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/0304-3835(80)90112-3.
Mace ML, McLemore TL, Roggli V, Brinkley BR, Greenberg SD. Scanning electron microscopic examination of human asbestos bodies. Cancer Lett. 1980 Apr;9(2):95–104.
Journal cover image

Published In

Cancer Lett

DOI

ISSN

0304-3835

Publication Date

April 1980

Volume

9

Issue

2

Start / End Page

95 / 104

Location

Ireland

Related Subject Headings

  • Phagocytosis
  • Oncology & Carcinogenesis
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Macrophages
  • Lung
  • Humans
  • Asbestosis
  • Asbestos
  • 3211 Oncology and carcinogenesis
  • 1112 Oncology and Carcinogenesis