Simulating microdosimetry in a virtual hepatic lobule.

The liver plays a key role in removing harmful chemicals from the body and is therefore often the first tissue to suffer potentially adverse consequences. To protect public health it is necessary to quantitatively estimate the risk of long-term low dose exposure to environmental pollutants. Animal t...

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Main Authors: John Wambaugh, Imran Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-04-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20421935/pdf/?tool=EBI