The Effects of Nitrogen Dioxide and Nitrite on Lung and Plasma Enzymes of the Rabbit
Abstract
Nitrogen dioxide and nitrite toxicity were investigated using lactate dehydrogenase and pyruvate kinase as indicators of cell damage. Lung tissue enzyme levels were concurrently studied to assess enzyme release. No change occurred in pyruvate kinase or lactate dehydrogenase activities during exposure to 2 ppm nitrogen dioxide or 2% nitrite. Pyruvate kinase and lactate dehydrogenase activities varied greatly in control animals and, therefore, were poor indicators of cell damage in rabbits.
Description
Program year: 1977-1978Digitized from print original stored in HDR
Subject
cell damagenitrogen dioxide
nitrite toxicity
pyruvate kinase
lactate dehydrogenase
lung tissue
Citation
Hubbs, Ann (1978). The Effects of Nitrogen Dioxide and Nitrite on Lung and Plasma Enzymes of the Rabbit. University Undergraduate Fellows. Available electronically from https : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /CAPSTONE -HubbsA _1978.