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Table 3 Changes in length and width of fibers in lungs

From: Behavior of rock wool in lungs after exposure by nasal inhalation in rats

Sacrificed rat group

Geometric mean (GSD)

Length (μm)

Width (μm)

Shortly-after group

8.58 (1.94)

1.26 (1.43)

1-week-after group

7.53 (1.87)a

1.18 (1.39)a

2-weeks-after group

7.35 (1.80)a

1.17 (1.37)a

4-weeks-after group

6.87 (1.75)a,b

1.14 (1.32)a

  1. Geometric mean (GSD geometric standard deviation), n = 5
  2. aComparison with shortly-after group (P < 0.05)
  3. bComparison with 1-week-after group (P < 0.05)
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Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

ISSN: 1347-4715

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