Effects of repeated silver nanoparticles exposure on the histological structure and mucins of nasal respiratory mucosa in rats

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 182, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 24-28

  Hyun, Jin Sook ^a   Lee, Byoung Seok ^b   Ryu, Hyeon Yeol ^c   Sung, Jae Hyuck ^c   Chung, Kyu Hyuck ^a   Yu, Il Je ^a,c  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Toxicology   (South Korea)

^c Korea Institute of Construction Materials   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Acid mucin; Inhalation; Mucin; Nasal respiratory mucosa; Neutral mucin; Silver nanoparticle

Indexed keywords

MUCIN; NANOPARTICLE; SIALOMUCIN; SILVER; SULFOMUCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOBLET CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INHALATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOSE MUCOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MUCINS; NANOPARTICLES; NASAL MUCOSA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SILVER;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 54949121708     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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