Effect of D-penicillamine on the fetal lung of rats: a model for congenital emphysema
D-Penicillamine administered orally in daily doses of 300 mg or 400 mg to pregnant rats during the last six days of gestation caused marked growth retardation, a decrease in the lung weight to body weight ratio and histological features characteristic of pulmonary emphysema in the newborn ani...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
1989-07-01
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| Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/3849 |