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Research Article

A NEW METHOD OF ESTIMATING THE CYTOTOXIC EFFECTS OF SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER ON CULTURED ALVEOLAR MACROPHAGES IN VITRO

Dr. Sentaro Takahashi Environmental and Toxicological Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Yoshihisa Kubota Environmental and Toxicological Research Group, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan
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Kiyo Okinaga Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Osaka University School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Keiichi Furuya Faculty of Humanities, Keisen University, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 169-180 | Received 14 Apr 2001, Accepted 12 Dec 2001, Published online: 30 Sep 2008

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