Pyrrolidine Dithiocarbamate Attenuates Paraquat-Induced Lung Injury in Rats

Paraquat (PQ) has been demonstrated that the main target organ for the toxicity is the lung. This study aimed to investigate the potential protective effect of PDTC on the PQ-induced pulmonary damage. Fifty-four rats were divided into control, PQ-treated and PQ+PDTC-treated groups. Rats in the PQ gr...

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Main Authors: Xiuli Chang, Chunfeng Shao, Qing Wu, Qiangen Wu, Min Huang, Zhijun Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/619487