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Asbestos

Known as: Asbestos [Chemical/Ingredient], asbestos fiber, asbestos fibers 
A group of minerals that take the form of tiny fibers. Asbestos has been used as insulation against heat and fire in buildings. Loose asbestos fibers… 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Distinct spectrum of mutations induced by crocidolite asbestos: clue for 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine-dependent mutagenesis in vivo.
DNA damage due to reactive oxygen or nitrogen species is proposed to be involved in the molecular mechanism of asbestos-induced… 
Review
1998
Review
1998
Synovial sarcoma of the pleura and its differentiation from other primary pleural tumours: a clinicopathological and immunohistochemical review of three cases
Aims: Synovial sarcomas are rare tumours occasionally arising in the pleural cavity, a site where their histological… 
Review
1994
Review
1994
Nickel-related cancer in welders.
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Asbestos-catalysed lipid peroxidation and its inhibition by desferroxamine.
In an effort to understand the properties of asbestos fibres that might contribute to their being toxic, we incubated three… 
Review
1982
Review
1982
Current concepts about the pathogenesis of silicosis and asbestosis.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
The effect of fibre size on the in vitro biological activity of three types of amphibole asbestos
Three standard (UICC) samples of amphibole asbestos were subjected to ball‐milling; the main effect of this procedure was to… 
Review
1977
Review
1977
Epidemiology of mesothelioma from estimated incidence.
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Surface charge and asbestos toxicity
ASBESTOS is a serious occupational and environmental hazard because of its fibrogenic and carcinogenic actions on the lung… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
The bonding properties of elastomer tray adhesives.
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Topographic distribution of asbestos fibres in human lung in relation to occupational and non-occupational exposure.
A topographic study of asbestos fibre content of lung and pleura of diversely exposed cases has been carried out. For heavily… 
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