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Bronchoalveolar Lavage

Known as: Lavages, Lung, Lavages, Bronchioalveolar, Lavages, Bronchopulmonary 
Washing out of the lungs with saline or mucolytic agents for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. It is very useful in the diagnosis of diffuse… 
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2001
2001
Bronchoalveolar lavage in the investigation of bovine respiratory disease
WHILE the prospect of introducing a nasal tube into the airways of a conscious animal and then passing a small volume of saline… 
1990
1990
Myeloperoxidase in human lung lavage
Bronchial wash and bronchoalveolar lavage were performed in 12 healthy subjects (five smokers), in order to elucidate whether or… 
1986
1986
IgE antibody mediated inflammation of rat lung: histologic and bronchoalveolar lavage assessment.
Pulmonary antigen challenge in sensitized individuals elicits immediate and late phase responses (LPR). While mast cells and… 
1983
1983
Subcellular localization of dipeptidyl peptidases II and IV in rat and rabbit alveolar macrophages.
Pulmonary alveolar macrophages, obtained from healthy adult rats and rabbits by lung lavage, were evaluated for the presence of… 
1982
1982
Nitrogen dioxide exposure and alveolar macrophage elastase in hamsters.
Adult male hamsters were exposed to 30 +/- 5 ppm nitrogen dioxide (NO2) for periods as long as 30 days. Alveolar macrophages… 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Effect of acute lung injury on angiotensin converting enzyme in serum, lung lavage, and effusate.
The administration of an acute pulmonary edemagenic dose (ip) of thiourea to rats results in an elevation of angiotensin… 
1977
1977
The stereology of pulmonary alveolar macrophages after prolonged experimental exposure to tobacco smoke.
Morphometric analysis was performed on alveolar macrophages obtained by bronchopulmonary lavage of rats exposed to tobacco smoke… 
1976
1976
Characterization of immunocompetent cells recovered from the respiratory tract and tracheobronchial lymph node of normal guinea pigs.
To gain insight into the structure of the lung's immune system, the identity and function of immunocompetent cells in the broncho… 
1972
1972
Alveolar and tissue phospholipids of rat lung.
The chemical nature of phospholipids in rat lung tissue and alveolar wash was studied using column chromatographies on silicic… 
1970
1970
Simultaneous bilateral lung lavage (alveolar washing) using partial cardiopulmonary bypass.
Although massive unilateral lung lavage has been used with marked benefit in adults with pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, this…