Oral N-acetylcysteine attenuates elastase-induced pulmonary emphysema in rats

Chest

Volumn 125, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1500-1506

  Rubio, Maria L ^a   Martin Mosquero, Carmen ^a   Ortega, Mercedes ^a   Peces Barba, German ^a   González Mangado, Nicolás ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b Hospital General Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elastase; Emphysema; Lung function; N acetylcysteine; Rats

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ANTIOXIDANT; COLLAGEN; ELASTASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG EMPHYSEMA; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 15544388126     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.125.4.1500     Document Type: Article

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