Rat Overload Particle Exposure Is Not Predictive For Humans, Analysis Finds
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
An analysis of the National Toxicology Program's Draft Report on Talc finds the result of overload exposure to "poorly soluble, low toxigenic and non-genotoxic" particles in rats is not predictive for humans, according to Donald Dungworth, PhD, University of California.
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