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Changes in nucleated cells in BAL fluid during 90% oxygen exposure |
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| pre |
24 hours |
48 hours |
72 hours |
96 hours |
120 hours |
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| Macrophage (%) |
90.8 ± 3.8 |
85.6 ± 2.6 |
80.7 ± 3.2++ |
85.0 ± 3.3+ |
73.1 ± 5.7++ |
53.7 ± 7.7++ |
| Lymphocyte (%) |
8.3 ± 4.0 |
8.8 ± 0.8 |
16.0 ± 3.6++ |
4.0 ± 1.2+ |
7.5 ± 3.1 |
5.8 ± 1.7 |
| Neutrophil (%) |
0.8 ± 0.8 |
1.0 ± 2.2 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
11.0 ± 2.7++ |
18.5 ± 7.0++ |
40.3 ± 7.8++ |
| Eosinophil (%) |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
4.6 ± 1.1++ |
3.3 ± 0.4++ |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
0.0 ± 0.0 |
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Values are mean ± SD. + p < 0.05, ++ p < 0.01 as compared to the pre-exposure level. | ||||||
Aoki et al. Respiratory Research 2008 9:37 doi:10.1186/1465-9921-9-37 |
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