Toxic effects of selenium inhalation: Acute damage of the respiratory system of mice

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 551-557

  Cherdwongchareonsuk, Duangrudee ^a,b   Águas, Artur P ^a   Henrique, Rui ^c   Upatham, Suchart ^b   Pereira, Antonio Sousa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c PORTUGUESE ONCOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Lung alveoli; Lung edema; Metaplasia

Indexed keywords

DIMETHYL SELENIDE; SELENIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; INHALATION; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; LUNG EDEMA; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; TISSUE INJURY; TRACHEA MUCOSA;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MALE; MICE; ORGANOSELENIUM COMPOUNDS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; TRACHEA;

ANIMALIA; BRONCHUS;

EID: 0344466401     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0960327103ht396oa     Document Type: Article

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