Ultrastructural changes in lung tissue after acute lead intoxication in the rat

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 289-294

  Kaczynska, Katarzyna ^a   Walski, Michał ^a,b   Szereda Przestaszewska, Małgorzata ^a  

^a MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

electron microscopy; fibrosis; lead toxicity; lung parenchyma; rat

Indexed keywords

LEAD ACETATE; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAPILLARY; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; LEAD POISONING; LUNG; LUNG ALVEOLUS; MACROPHAGE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CAPILLARIES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; LEAD POISONING; LUNG; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

RATTUS;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; LEAD COMPOUNDS; TOXICITY;

FIBROSE; INTERSTITIUM; INTRAPERITONEAL ADMINISTRATION; LEAD ACETATE; LEAD INTOXICATION; LEAD TOXICITY; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LUNG TISSUE; PULMONARY TOXICITY; ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES;

RATS;

EID: 80051719683     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfr035     Document Type: Article

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