Solubility of asbestos and man-made mineral fibers in vitro and in vivo: its significance in lung disease.
Work on the solubility of asbestiform minerals and of man-made mineral fibers, both in vitro and in vivo, is reviewed. The significance of solubility in determining the pathogenic potential of these materials is also discussed.
D000818:Animals; D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects; D017636:Asbestos, Amphibole; D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008903:Minerals / Q000009:adverse effects; D051381:Rats; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D012995:Solubility
D017636:Asbestos, Amphibole; D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine; D008903:Minerals; D001194:Asbestos; D012822:Silicon Dioxide