Experimental study on fibrogenic effect of fur dust on rat lung

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 292-294

  Chen, Jie ^a   Cui, Yongli ^a   Sun, Yingchun ^a   Lou, Jiezhi ^a   Liu, Zhenlin ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Experimental study; Fur dust; Lung interstitial fibrosis

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; HYDROXYPROLINE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG FIBROSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; RABBIT; RAT; WOOL;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0037272944     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1265/ehpm.2003.292     Document Type: Article

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