The role of sodium cromolyn in treatment of paraquat-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rat

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 229-234

  Hemmati, A A ^a   Nazari, Z ^a   Motlagh, M E ^a   Goldasteh, S ^a  

^a AHVAZ JUNDISHAPUR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Collagen; Hydroxyproline; Paraquat; Pulmonary fibrosis; Sodium cromolyn

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; HYDROXYPROLINE; PARAQUAT;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CELL INFILTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG WEIGHT; NEBULIZATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; RAT;

EID: 0036426614     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-6618(02)00122-6     Document Type: Article

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