Assessment of pulmonary function and serum substance levels in newborn and juvenile rats

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 422-428

  Lewin, Geertje ^a   Hoymann, Heinz Gerd ^a   Fuhst, Rainer ^a   Berger Preiss, Edith ^a   Pohlmann, Gerhard ^a   Buschmann, Jochen ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR TOXICOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Juvenile animal study; Lung; Nose only inhalation; Pharmacokinetic study; Plethysmography; Pulmonary function; Respiration; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

VERAPAMIL;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG PENETRATION; FEMALE; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AGING; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; LUNG; MALE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY, WHOLE BODY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 77956427266     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2010.05.015     Document Type: Article

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