Review Article
Autoimmunity and Asbestos Exposure
Table 3
Animal model studies of asbestos and autoimmunity.
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LA: Libby amphibole; ANA: antinuclear antibodies; Chry: chrysotile; i.t.: intratracheal; CIA: collage-induced arthritis; PG-PS: peptidoglycan/polysaccharide induced arthritis; IC: immune complexes in kidneys. Amosite and tremolite are both amphiboles. |