Elucidating mechanisms of chlorine toxicity: Reaction kinetics, thermodynamics, and physiological implications

American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Volumn 299, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Squadrito, Giuseppe L ^a,b   Postlethwait, Edward M ^a,b   Matalon, Sadis ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Exposure; Hypochlorite; Lung epithelial lining fluid; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHLORINE;

CHEMICAL REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG INJURY; LUNG LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS; ANIMAL; BODY FLUID; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM; LUNG; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BODY FLUIDS; CHLORINE; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; HYDROLYSIS; LUNG; LUNG INJURY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 77956655731     PISSN: 10400605     EISSN: 15221504     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00077.2010     Document Type: Review

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