Silicosis in mice: Effects of dose, time, and genetic strain

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 81-97

  Davis, Gerald S ^a   Leslie, Kevin O ^a,b   Hemenway, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental; Silicosis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG INJURY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICOSIS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; COLLAGEN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DUST; LUNG; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED MRL LPR; MICE, INBRED NZB; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; SILICIC ACID; SILICOSIS;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0031982273     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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