Experimental Emphysematous Bullae Induced by Methylchoranthrene and Carrageenan

Abstract

MITSUHASHI, T., CHANOKI, Y., KUWAHARA, H., SAKAI, T., MASUDA, H. and SUGINO, S. Experimental Emphysematous Bullae Induced by Methylchoranthrene and Carrageenan. Tohoku J. exp. Med., 1985, 145 (3), 341-351 - An animal model for the emphysematous bullae in the rabbit lung induced by methylchoranthrene and carrageenan was reported. In early stages (by 2 months) the cystic lesions associated with extensive pneumonia. In later stages the inflammation subsided and only the cystic lesions remained, resulting in typical, large emphysematous bullae.