The combination of elastase and sulfur dioxide exposure causes COPD-like lesions in the rat.

Kodavanti, U P

The combination of elastase and sulfur dioxide exposure causes COPD-like lesions in the rat. [electronic resource] - Chest May 2000 - 299S-302S p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article

0012-3692


Air Pollutants--toxicity
Animals
Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid--chemistry
Cell Count
Disease Models, Animal
Drug Synergism
Instillation, Drug
L-Lactate Dehydrogenase--metabolism
Lung Diseases, Obstructive--chemically induced
Male
Neutrophils--pathology
Pancreatic Elastase--administration & dosage
Rats
Rats, Inbred BN
Rats, Sprague-Dawley
Respiratory Function Tests
Sulfur Dioxide--administration & dosage
Trachea