Long-term pulmonary histopathologic changes in rats following acute experimental exposure to chlorine gas

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 14, 2004, Pages 911-915

  Yildirim, Cuma ^a   Kocoglu, H ^a   Goksu, S ^a   Cengiz, B ^a   Sari, I ^a   Bagci, C ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LUNG ALVEOLUS; LUNG INJURY; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANIMALS; BRONCHI; CHEMICAL WARFARE AGENTS; CHLORINE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 9144261330     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370490520749     Document Type: Article

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