Morphologic and Biochemical Effects of Oxygen Toxicity.

Abstract

Morphologic and biochemical studies dealing with effects of high O2 concentrations were made on a wide range of cell types including protozoa, mammalian cell lines, lung cells and marine invertebrate and amphibian eggs. Studies were aimed at evaluating effects of O2 on proteolysis of cells, on mitoses, on DNA, RNA and protein synthesis, on the etiology of alveolar lining cell injury, and on the development of O2 tolerance in rats. Peripheral areas related to these studies dealt with the demonstration of different subgroups of the same family of some acid hydrolases and effects of O2 on the two pathways of serotonin metabolism. Ultrastructural studies stressed the conformational changes of mitochondria in type 2 cells of tolerant rats and sequence of O2 induced injury at the level of terminal airway. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA056778

Entities

People

  • Murray Wittner
  • Robert M. Rosenbaum

Organizations

  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animal Structures
  • Animals
  • Cell Line
  • Cell Physiological Processes
  • Cells
  • Chemistry
  • Culture Techniques
  • Cytoplasm
  • Death
  • Electron Microscopes
  • Embolism And Thrombosis
  • Indicator Dyes
  • Lung Diseases
  • Materials
  • Membranes
  • Microscopes
  • Tissues

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Immunology and Pathology
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry