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THE noxious effects of certain inorganic silicon compounds are well known1. Polymeric organic silicon compounds, on the contrary, are chemically very inert and show a low toxicity2. Some organic silicon compounds may, however, produce toxic effects3.
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FREGERT, S., RORSMAN, H. Allergy to a Carbon-Functional Organic Silicon Compound, Dimethyldi-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-silane. Nature 192, 989–990 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192989b0
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