Biodistribution and clearance of instilled carbon nanotubes in rat lung

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Constituted only by carbon atoms, CNT are hydrophobic and hardly detectable in biological tissues. These properties make biokinetics and toxicology studies more complex.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We propose here a...

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Main Authors: Rogerieux Françoise, Delalain Patrice, Gamez Christelle, Meunier Laurent, Abella-Gallart Steve, Floriani Magali, Elgrabli Dan, Boczkowski Jorge, Lacroix Ghislaine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-12-01
Series:Particle and Fibre Toxicology
Online Access:http://www.particleandfibretoxicology.com/content/5/1/20