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Toxicity Studies on Silicone Rubber and Other Substances

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TISSUES which are grown in a culture medium or perfused must not be brought into contact, directly or indirectly, with material which is toxic, and it is preferable if apparatus in use can be sterilized by dry heat. Vulcanized rubber tubing, lubricant greases, and paraffin-lined tubes which are at present used in this work have disadvantages.

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  1. Department of Anatomy, University College, Dundee

    JOHN D. B. MACDOUGALL

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MACDOUGALL, J. Toxicity Studies on Silicone Rubber and Other Substances. Nature 172, 124–125 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1038/172124c0

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