A simplified method for bronchoalveolar lavage in mice by orotracheal intubation avoiding tracheotomy

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) represents an important method to sample immune cells and soluble substances from the lungs of humans and animals suffering from respiratory disease. The mouse is the most commonly used model organism to study lung disease. Performing BAL in mice is difficult due to thei...

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Veröffentlicht in:BioTechniques. - 1993. - 71(2021), 4 vom: 26. Okt., Seite 534-537
1. Verfasser: Luckow, Bruno (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Lehmann, Michael H
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2021
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:BioTechniques
Schlagworte:Journal Article Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) mice mouse lung disease models noninvasive orotracheal intubation olive tip cannula vaccinia virus