Figure 3.

Asbestos fibers can be drained by convective flow into initial pulmonary lymphatics ("primary translocation", black particles). Once reached the blood through the lymphatic system, asbestos fibers can potentially translocate to all organs ("secondary translocation", shown by white particles) dragged by water fluxes down pressure gradients (white arrows).

Miserocchi et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:4   doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-4
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