Recurrent exposure to welding fumes induces insufficient recovery from inflammation

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 337-346

  Yang, Mi Jin ^a   Yang, Young Su ^a   Sung, Jae Hyuck ^b   Kim, Jin Sung ^a   Cho, Kyu Hyuk ^a   Lim, Chae Woong ^c   Chung, Yong Hyun ^d   Kim, Hyeon Yeong ^d   Yang, Jung Sun ^d   Yu, Il Je ^b   Song, Chang Woo ^a  

^a Korea Institute of Toxicology   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Construction Materials   (South Korea)

^c Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

^d Occupational Safety and Health Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; STAINLESS STEEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; EXPOSURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG WEIGHT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WELDING FUME;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY WEIGHT; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; INFLAMMATION; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LUNG; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGAN SIZE; PULMONARY FIBROSIS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STAINLESS STEEL; WELDING;

RATTUS;

EID: 60849086219     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370802448979     Document Type: Article

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