A rat model of pulmonary fibrosis induced by infusing bleomycin quickly through tracheal intubation

Journal of Chinese Integrative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 60-67

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Lu, Xiang Feng ^a   Zhang, Xiao Mei ^a   Wu, Jian Jun ^b   Jiang, Liang Duo ^a  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

^b Beijing Royal Integrative Medicine Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Animal; Bleomycin; Model; Pulmonary fibrosis; Rats

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; PLATELET DERIVED GROWTH FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE MODEL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LETHAL DOSE; LUNG FIBROSIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; RESPIRATORY QUOTIENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANIMALS; BLEOMYCIN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; LUNG; MALE; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 38649092759     PISSN: 16721977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3736/jcim20080112     Document Type: Article

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