摘要:The acute and chronic action of the oxidant gases ozone, nitrogen dioxide and oxygen on the morphological appearance of cells of the alveolar and bronchiolar epithelium is reviewed. Type I cells of the alveolar and ciliated cells of the bronchiolar epithelium appear to be sensitive targets for the oxidant gases. The degree of damage is influenced by age, nutritional status and the development of tolerance. Full text Full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version. Get a printable copy (PDF file) of the complete article (6.8M), or click on a page image below to browse page by page. Links to PubMed are also available for Selected References . 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95