Journal of the Korean Society of Tobacco Science (한국연초학회지)
- Volume 20 Issue 2
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- Pages.218-224
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- 1998
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- 1225-2131(pISSN)
흰쥐 기도의 섬모를 이용한 담배의 품질평가 연구
Abstract
Long-term exposure of cigarette smoke or air pollutants to human can induce damages in the airway mucociliary function and can be closely related to the irritation and sputum formation in the respiratory system. This study was undertaken to investigate whether rat trachea can be used as a tool for evaluating the cigarette smoke quality. It was identified that, through the examination with inverted microscope, ciliary beating in 1 mm long cut of nat trachea ring was continued for at least 48 hours in saline solution at