Lung toxicity of paraquat in the rat

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 477-487

  Chen, Chung Ming ^a   Lua, Ahai C ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BERACTANT; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; HERBICIDE; LUNG SURFACTANT; PARAQUAT; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; LUNG SURFACTANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; METABOLISM; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; LUNG TOXICITY; LUNG WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE VOLUME CURVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; HERBICIDES; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; LUNG; MALE; PARAQUAT; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PULMONARY SURFACTANTS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034637158     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00984100050079548     Document Type: Article

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