Effects of 28 days silicon dioxide aerosol exposure on respiratory parameters, blood biochemical variables and lung histopathology in rats

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 977-984

  Deb, Utsab ^a   Lomash, Vinay ^a   Raghuvanshi, Suchita ^b   Pant, S C ^a   Vijayaraghavan, R ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^b JIWAJI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

28 days exposure; Computer programme; Respiratory variables; Silica

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; BREATHING RATE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATION; ENDOTHELIUM LESION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXPOSURE; FIBROBLAST; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG ALVEOLUS WALL; LUNG COMPLIANCE; LUNG ENDOTHELIUM; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG TOXICITY; MALE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MONITORING; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RESPIRATORY TRACT PARAMETERS; TIDAL VOLUME;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LUNG; MALE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SILICON DIOXIDE; TIDAL VOLUME;

RATTUS;

EID: 84871753734     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2012.07.009     Document Type: Article

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