A study on lung toxicity of respirable hard metal dusts in rats

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 515-526

  Adamis, Z ^a   Tatrai E ^a   Honma, K ^a   Karpati J ^a   Ungvary G ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COBALT; DUST; ENZYMES; LIPIDS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; TISSUE; TOXICITY;

BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE (BAL); LUNG TOXICITY;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

ACID PHOSPHATASE; COBALT; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; PHOSPHOLIPID; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; LUNG; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG LYMPH; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG TOXICITY; LYMPH NODE; MALE; METAL INDUSTRY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DUST; HUNGARY; LUNG; MALE; METALLURGY; METALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0031260552     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(97)00014-8     Document Type: Article

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