Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube Instillation Impairs Pulmonary Function in C57BL/6 Mice

Xiaojia Wang, Pranita Katwa, Ramakrishna Podila, Pengyu Chen, Pu Chun Ke, Apparao M. Rao, Dianne M. Walters, Christopher J. Wingard, Jared M. Brown

Particle and Fibre Toxicology · 2011 · 134 citations · 37 references

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Abstract

These results further highlight the potential adverse health effects that may occur following MWCNT exposure and therefore we suggest these materials may pose a significant risk leading to impaired lung function following environmental and occupational exposures.

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