Detergent induced pulmonary collapse - An experimental study

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Published: 31-01-1995
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21315/

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G. Janardhana Rao
Department of Physiology and Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan
P.K. Das
Department of Physiology and Department of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan

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Healthy and adult male albino rats were subjected to inhalation of gradually increasing doses of aerosol of dioctyl sodium sulfosuccinate, a powerful anionic detergent. Another group of animals which acted as control were subjected to inhalation of aerosol of vehicle (ethanol and saline) used as solvent for the detergent. Focal atelectasis of alveoli was observed after exposure to 20 mg of detergent as aerosol.

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Vol. 2 No. 1 (1995): Abstracts

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G. Janardhana Rao, P.K. Das. Detergent induced pulmonary collapse - An experimental study. Malays J Med Sci [Internet]. 1995 Jan. 31 [cited 2026 Nov. 11];2(1):66-8. Available from: https://ejournal.usm.my/mjms/article/view/mjms_vol2-no1-1995_15