Intestinal and hepatic lesions in mice, rats, and other laboratory animals after intravenous administration of gas-carrier contrast agents used in ultrasound imaging

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 165-175

  Dirven, H A A M ^a   Rasmussen, H ^a   Johnsen, H ^a   Videm, S ^a   Walday, P ^a   Grant, D ^a  

^a Research and Development   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cecum; Gas carrier microbubbles; Liver; Species differences

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CELLULOSE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GLUCOSE; NC 100100; STARCH;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CECUM; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DOG; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE INTAKE; GRANULOCYTE; GUINEA PIG; INJECTION; INTESTINE INJURY; INTESTINE ISCHEMIA; INTESTINE NECROSIS; INTESTINE ULCER; LIVER INJURY; LIVER NECROSIS; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; RAT; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; ULCEROGENESIS; ULTRASOUND;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CAVIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0037408407     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-008X(03)00100-5     Document Type: Article

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