Experimental exposure of the pulmonary macrophage to exhaust gases and tobacco smoke. Comparative effects

Vaida, T.; Crăciun, C.

Morphologie et Embryologie 28(3): 249-252

1982


ISSN/ISBN: 0377-5038
PMID: 6215577
Document Number: 196887
Viability, migration, phagocytosis capacity and lysozyme content of alveolar macrophages of rabbits were analyzed after exposure to exhaust gases and tobacco smoke. Ultrastructural analysis of macrophages revealed their marked irreversible changes leading to their reduced adaptation possibilities to airborne pollutants.

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