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. 1977 Apr;58(2):160–167.

The effects of long-term exposure of lung fibroblast strains to chrysotile asbestos.

P M Hext, J Hunt, K S Dodgson, R J Richards
PMCID: PMC2041284  PMID: 861166

Abstract

Evidence is presented that persistent long-term exposure of a strain of lung fibroblast-like cells to chrysotile asbestos over 37 passages in vitro leads to enhancement in cell mat collagen deposition and is accompanied by other metabolic alterations in the cultures.

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