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- Title
Penetration of Asbestos through the Digestive Tract of Rats.
- Authors
PONTEFRACT, R. D.; CUNNINGHAM, H. M.
- Abstract
MESOTHELIOMAS of the pleura and peritoneum1-3 have been linked with the inhalation of asbestos fibres. We have shown4 that asbestos fibres are present in drinking water, beer, wine and other beverages. Asbestos fibres can penetrate the mucosa of the stomach and intestine5 and Telischi and Rubenstone6 have found asbestos material in a gastric carcinoma. Godwin and Jagatic7, reporting on mesotheliomas of the pleura caused by asbestos, noted that asbestos particles were widely distributed in various tissues. They suggested that particles may migrate from the lung through the blood and lymphatic system to all parts of the body. In the light of these reports, we surmised that asbestos consumed orally can pass through the gut into the blood stream and accumulate in various tissues.
- Publication
Nature, 1973, Vol 243, Issue 5406, p352
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/243352a0