Sensitivity of lungs of aging Fischer 344 rats to ozone: Assessment by bronchoalveolar lavage

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 4 15-4, 1996, Pages

  Vincent, Renaud ^a   Vu, Duc ^b   Hatch, Gary ^b   Poon, Raymond ^b   Dreher, Kevin ^b   Guénette, Josée ^b   Bjarnason, Stephen ^b   Potvin, Marc ^b   Norwood, Joel ^b   McMullen, E D ^b  

^a Environmental Health Centre Ottawa   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

air pollution; antioxidant defense; ascorbic acid; endotoxin

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; INTERLEUKIN 6; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; OZONE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; AIR POLLUTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DOSIMETRY; HOST RESISTANCE; LUNG INJURY; LUNG LAVAGE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT;

EID: 10244230902     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.1996.271.4.l555     Document Type: Article

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