Histopathological effect of exposure of formaldehyde vapour on the trachea and lung of adult wistar rats

International Journal of Integrative Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 160-165

  Njoya, Helen K ^a   Ofusori, David A ^b   Nwangwu, Spencer C ^a   Amegor, Osasere F ^a   Akinyeye, Adebayo J ^a   Abayomi, Taiwo A ^b  

^a IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Catalase; Formaldehyde vapour; Histopathology; Lung; MDA; Trachea

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; FORMALDEHYDE; MALONALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESQUAMATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPERKERATOSIS; LUNG; MALE; NECROSIS; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POSTHUMOUS CARE; RAT; TOXIC INHALATION; TRACHEA; TRACHEA MUCOSA; ULCER; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 73449131914     PISSN: 09738363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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