Experimental inhalation of chlorine gas produced with a different method; effects of N-acetyl cysteine on acute pulmonary damage

Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 739-743

  Akdur, Okhan ^a   Sozuer, Erdogan M ^a   Ikizceli, Ibrahim ^a   Avsarogullari, Levent ^a   Ozturk, Figen ^a   Muhtaroglu, Sabahattin ^a   Ozkan, Seda ^a   Durukan, Polat ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Acetylcysteine; Chlorine gas; Experimental model; Inhalation; Rats

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CHLORINE; GLUTATHIONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EXPOSURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUNG INJURY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT;

RATTUS;

EID: 57349181269     PISSN: 15376516     EISSN: 15376524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15376510802354912     Document Type: Article

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