Effect of intratracheal administration of iopamidol on the ultrastructure of the epithelium of terminal bronchioles in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus var. edulis)
1998
Abstract
The ultrastructure of the epithelium of terminal bronchioles in rabbits was studied 40 minutes after intratracheal administration of iodinated water-soluble non-ionic contrast agent iopamidol. The signs of pathological alteration of the epithelial cells may be a result of the transitional hypoxia during administration.
The secretory Clara cells were not stimulated to release their secretion, nor the signs of epithelial cells' proliferation were noticed.