Early increase in expression of surfactant protein A gene in type II cells from silica-treated rats

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 2 17-2, 1997, Pages

  Viviano, Charles J ^a   Rooney, Seamus A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intratracheal silica injection; Rat lung; Surfactant protein B; Surfactant protein C; Surfactant protein D

Indexed keywords

LUNG SURFACTANT; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; GENE EXPRESSION; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOLIPID METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SILICOSIS;

EID: 0030827667     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1997.273.2.l395     Document Type: Article

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