Utility of micro CT in a murine model of bleomycin-induced lung fibrosis

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 436-444

  Lee, Jae A ^a   Jin, Gong Yong ^a   Bok, Se Mi ^a   Han, Young Min ^a   Park, Seoung Ju ^a   Lee, Yong Chul ^a   Chung, Myung Ja ^a   Youn, Gun Ha ^b  

^a Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Iksan Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bleomycin; Fibrosis; Mice; X ray microtomography

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; HISTOLOGY; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG NODULE; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTION;

EID: 74049143243     PISSN: 17383536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2009.67.5.436     Document Type: Article

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