Long-term use of preservatives on rat nasal respiratory mucosa: Effects of benzalkonium chloride and potassium sorbate

Laryngoscope

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 312-

  Cho, Jin Hee ^a   Kwun, Yong Sig ^a   Jang, Han Sung ^a   Kan, Jun Myung ^a   Won, Yu Sung ^a   Yoon, He Ro ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

benzalkonium chloride; Nasal mucosa; potassium sorbate; preservatives

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; NOSE DROPS; PRESERVATIVE; SORBATE POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATITIS; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LONG TERM CARE; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA;

ANIMALS; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; FOOD PRESERVATIVES; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; SORBIC ACID;

EID: 0033961163     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: 15314995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200002010-00025     Document Type: Article

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