Effects of repeated welding fumes exposure on the histological structure and mucins of nasal respiratory mucosa in rats

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 167, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-26

  Jeong, Gil Nam ^a   Jo, Gi Jin ^a   Jo, Un Bock ^a   Yu, Il Je ^b  

^a Division of Science Education   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Construction Materials   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Inhalation; Manual metal arc welding; Mucins; Nasal respiratory mucosa; Rats; Welding fumes

Indexed keywords

METAL; MUCIN; SIALOMUCIN; STAINLESS STEEL; SULFOMUCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DESTRUCTION; CILIATED EPITHELIUM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXPOSURE; GOBLET CELL; INHALATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOSE INJURY; NOSE MUCOSA; NOSE SEPTUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RAT; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOXICITY TESTING; WELDING FUME;

ANIMALS; GASES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; MUCINS; NASAL MUCOSA; NASAL SEPTUM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; WELDING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33749628857     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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