Detection of aerosols in the respiratory tract

Beitr Pathol. 1975 Nov;156(2):117-21. doi: 10.1016/s0005-8165(75)80144-2.

Abstract

A fluorescence method for the detection of inhaled aerosols in the respiratory tract has been described. The most suitable fluorescence indicator for the histological examination was ethidium bromide.

MeSH terms

  • Aerosols*
  • Animals
  • Dogs
  • Ethidium / metabolism*
  • Histocytochemistry / methods*
  • Lung / metabolism
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence / methods
  • Rats
  • Respiratory System / metabolism*
  • Trachea / metabolism

Substances

  • Aerosols
  • Ethidium