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reversible toxic response

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    In poison: Reversible versus irreversible toxic responses

    …gas, for example, is rapidly reversible in that as soon as the inhalation exposure terminates, the irritation subsides. In contrast, the response produced by silica dust is irreversible because, once the silicotic nodules are formed, they remain in the alveolar region of the lung.

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