Noise-induced gastric lesions: A light and scanning electron microscopy study of the alterations of the rat gastric mucosa induced by low frequency noise

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-38

  Da Fonseca, Jorge ^a,f   Martins Dos Santos, José ^a   Castelo Branco, Nuno ^b   Alves Pereira, Mariana ^c   Grande, Nuno ^d   Oliveira, Pedro ^a   Martins, Ana Paula ^e  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE CIÊNCIAS DA SAÚDE EGAS MONIZ   (Portugal)

^b Center of Human Performance   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^e HOSPITAL DE SANTA CRUZ   (Portugal)

^f NONE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Gastric cell death; Gastric erosions; Light microscopy; Low frequency noise; Scanning electron microscopy; Vibroacoustic disease; Wistar rat model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LOW FREQUENCY NOISE; MALE; NOISE INJURY; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; STOMACH EPITHELIUM; STOMACH EROSION; STOMACH LESION; STOMACH MUCOSA; VIBROACOUSTIC DISEASE;

EID: 33646448801     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3362     Document Type: Article

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