Evaluation of the morphological changes in the lungs of BALB/c mice after inhalation of spherical and rod-shaped titanium nanoparticles

Micron

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 863-869

  Oosthuizen, M A ^a   Oberholzer, H M ^b   Scriba, M R ^a   van der Spuy, W J ^b   Pretorius, E ^b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

BALB c animal model; BALB c murine model; Inflammation; Inhalation; Lungs; Microscopy; Nanoparticles; TiO 2; Titanium nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; INFLAMMATION; INHALATION; LUNGS; MURINE MODEL; TIO; TITANIUM NANOPARTICLES;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; MAMMALS; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; SPHERES; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NANOPARTICLES;

NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PNEUMONIA;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; LUNG; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICROSCOPY; NANOPARTICLES; PNEUMONIA; TITANIUM;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 84859839366     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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