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From: Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube (SWCNT)-induced interstitial fibrosis in the lungs of rats is associated with increased levels of PDGF mRNA and the formation of unique intercellular carbon structures that bridge alveolar macrophages In Situ

Figure 3

Quantitation of BAL cells in cytospins for assessment of carbon bridge formation between macrophages from 21 day SWCNT-exposed or carbon black (CB)-exposed rats. Each bar represents the mean ± SD of five animals. Ten fields were counted per animal and at least 500 cells per animal were counted. (A) Total cells/field, (B) Numbers of cells per field containing carbon inclusions, (C) Carbon bridges per field (only found in SWCNT-exposed rats), and (D) Mitotic figures per field.

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Particle and Fibre Toxicology

ISSN: 1743-8977

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