Effect of subchronic in vivo exposure to nitrogen dioxide on lung tissue inflammation, airway microvascular leakage, and in vitro bronchial muscle responsiveness in rats

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 379-386

  Chitano, Pasquale ^a   Rado, Vanda ^b   Di Stefano, Antonino ^a   Papi, Alberto ^b   Boniotti, Anna ^b   Zancuoghi, Gianna ^b   Boschetto, Piera ^b   Romano, Maria ^c   Salmona, Mario ^c   Ciaccia, Adalberto ^b   Fabbri, Leonardo Michele ^b   Mapp, Cristina Elisabetta ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^c MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^d Istituto di Medicina Clinica Padova   (Italy)

Author keywords

airway smooth muscle; lung histology; vascular permeability

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; BRONCHUS HYPERREACTIVITY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG LAVAGE; MACROPHAGE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALIA; BRONCHUS;

EID: 8944244524     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.6.379     Document Type: Article

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