Procedures and Equipment Used in Inhalation Studies on Small Animals

Abstract

Procedures and equipment used in exposing small animals to aerosols of fission products are described. The exposure chamber with attached plethysmographs for monitoring the respiratory patterns is shown diagrammatically and the operational plan is set forth. Construction criteria for the plethysmographs are also included in detail. The descriptions concerning the animals include specifications on metabolism units and cleaning procedures, whole body counting and somewhat detailed sacrifice and necrotomy procedures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1963
Accession Number
ADA383790

Entities

People

  • R. Lie
  • Ronald G. Thomas

Organizations

  • Lovelace Foundation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Body Regions
  • Connective Tissue
  • Contamination
  • Fission Products
  • Geometry
  • Hazards
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Medical Personnel
  • Metabolism
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Radioactivity
  • Recording Systems
  • Respiration
  • Rodents
  • Thorax
  • Tissues

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