Structure of respiratory bronchiole

Occupationally encountered mineral dusts such as asbestos, silica, silicates (talc, mica), and metals can produce a distinctive… Expand

Ozone is a potent respiratory irritant known to induce lung injury in humans and experimental animals. The present studies… Expand

Previous studies suggest that while lung angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) activity is reduced during chronic hypoxia… Expand

In this study, 12 male baboons were delivered by hysterotomy at 75% of gestation. The development of a nonlethal baboon model… Expand

With the perspective of establishing a link between a respiratory function test and alterations of membranous bronchioles… Expand

The morphologic changes in the centriacinar region of lungs from 14 rats exposed to either filtered air (8) or 0.95 ppm ozone (6… Expand

We describe a system for grading pathologic changes in the small airways. This system consists of determining a score of 0 to 3… Expand

The morphologic changes in the small airways of 15 patients who had been exposed to asbestos and had abnormalities of the… Expand

Abstract Bonnet monkeys were exposed for 7 days, 8 hr/day to 0.2 and 0.35 ppm ozone. Ozone at 0.2 ppm is commonly encountered by… Expand

In normal lungs the bronchial arteries communicate with the pulmonary arteries through the capillary bed surrounding the… Expand