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The Left Pneumonectomy Combined with Monocrotaline or Sugen as a Model of Pulmonary Hypertension in Rats
Published on: March 8, 2019
1Service de pneumologie, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgique.
Abstract:
Pneumoconioses are still a frequent cause of interstitial lung disease, that can be lethal. Nevertheless, the improvement of working conditions has led to a lower incidence of severe forms of disease. More sensitive diagnostic techniques, such as high resolution computed tomography scan, are used in early diagnosis and in the medico-legal expertise. Immunological techniques and mineralogical analyses of biological samples allow a more rigorous work-up in these cases. In this regard, bronchoalveolar lavage can bring very interesting information from the cellular, immunological, and mineralogical points of view.
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