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Type II alveolar lung cells metabolize polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as indicated by measurements of aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase activity and binding of tritium labeled benzo(a)pyrene to nuclear and cytoplasmic components.
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Teel, R.W., Douglas, W.H.J. Aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase activity in type II alveolar lung cells. Experientia 36, 107 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02004003
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