Inhalation exposure to sulfur mustard in the guinea pig model: Clinical, biochemical and histopathological characterization of respiratory injuries

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 241, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 154-162

  Allon, Nahum ^a   Amir, Adina ^a   Manisterski, Eliau ^a   Rabinovitz, Ishay ^a   Dachir, Shlomit ^a   Kadar, Tamar ^a  

^a ISRAEL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abnormal epithelial regeneration; BAL; Clinical symptoms; FTIR; Guinea pig; Histopathological evaluation; LCt50; Recurrent lung injury; Respiratory parameters; Sulfur mustard

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MUSTARD GAS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL INFILTRATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DYSPNEA; ERYTHEMA; GUINEA PIG; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUNG INJURY; MALE; MUCUS SECRETION; NONHUMAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFLAMMATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; SWELLING; TOXIC INHALATION; TRACHEA INJURY; TRACHEA MUCOSA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANIMALS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GUINEA PIGS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LETHAL DOSE 50; LUNG INJURY; MUSTARD GAS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA;

EID: 70350230385     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: 10960333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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