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Figure 9

From: The crucial role of particle surface reactivity in respirable quartz-induced reactive oxygen/nitrogen species formation and APE/Ref-1 induction in rat lung

Figure 9

(A-D): Representative images of lung sections, obtained from a control rat (A) or rats exposed to 2 mg non-coated DQ12 (B) or DQ12 coated with PVNO (C) or AL (D), 7 days after i.t. instillation, stained with an antibody against APE/Ref-1 (original magnification × 400, original magnification of inserts × 1000. (E) Positive stained cells were quantified in five random areas of the left lung lobe of four animals per group at a magnification of × 1000.

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Respiratory Research

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