Probing the carcinogenic potential of carbon nanotubes

M. Clift, P. Wick, P. Gehr, R. Schins, B. Rothen-Rutishauser (Bern, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Duesseldorf, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Biological and clinical markers in lung cancer
Session: Biological and clinical markers in lung cancer
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2673
Disease area: Airway diseases

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