Assessment of methyl methacrylate vapor toxicity on the rat tracheal epithelium Análise da toxicidade dos vapores de metil metacrilato sobre o epitélio traqueal de ratos

Methyl methacrylate (MMA) is a monomer that is polymerized into resin by light and heat, producing a clear, resistant, durable and relatively inert plastic material. Because of these characteristics, MMA is largely used in Medicine as bone cement and in Dentistry, in dental braces and prostheses, th...

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Main Authors: José Luiz Santos Parizi, Gisele Alborghetti Nai, Camila Fedatto Batalha, Carla Cristina Barbosa Lopes, Mariana Fernandez Rizzo, Ciro Eduardo Falcone, José Maria Bertão
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pesquisa Odontológica 2005-09-01
Series:Brazilian Oral Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-83242005000300012