N-acetylcysteine does not protect against type II cell injury after prolonged exposure to hyperoxia in rats

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 3 17-3, 1997, Pages

  Van Klaveren, Rob J ^b   Dinsdale, David ^b   Pype, Jan L ^b   Demedts, Maurits ^b   Nemery, Benoit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Cell culture; Epithelial lining fluid; Glutathione; Glutathione peroxidase; Oxidative stress; Superoxide dismutase; glutamyltransferase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPEROXIA; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL TYPE 2; LUNG INJURY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0030880677     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1997.273.3.l548     Document Type: Article

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