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J Appl Physiol 51: 1612-1617, 1981;
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Journal of Applied Physiology, Vol 51, Issue 6 1612-1617, Copyright © 1981 by American Physiological Society

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Comparison of tracheal mucous transport in rats, guinea pigs, rabbits, and dogs

S. A. Felicetti, R. K. Wolff and B. A. Muggenburg

Tracheal mucous transport was measured using similar techniques in several species. One- to 10-microliter quantities of 99mTc-macroaggregated albumin (99mTc-MAA) were instilled via oral intubation in the distal trachea of rats, rabbits, and dogs. Tracheostomies were used for the instillation in guinea pigs. All animals were anesthetized with halothane for the instillation and allowed to recover immediately in restrainers. Clearance of the 99mTc-MAA in rats and guinea pigs was measured by a slit-collimated NaI scanner. In rabbits and dogs a series of gamma-camera scintiphotos were taken. Clearance was faster and more efficient in dogs than in the other species. No significant differences existed among the rats, rabbits, and guinea pigs in the percentages of the originally deposited material remaining at the instillation site after 1 h (P greater than 0.2). Mean values and standard deviations were 83 +/- 23%, 81 +/- 22% and 70 +/- 20% for rats, guinea pigs, and rabbits, respectively. However, in the dogs a mean of 14 +/- 12% remained at the original site of deposition after only 25 min indicating much more rapid clearance. Mean leading-edge velocities were 9.8 +/- 2.1 (SD) for dogs, 3.2 +/- 1.1 for rabbits, 2.7 +/- 1.4 for guinea pigs, and 1.9 +/- 0.7 mm/min for rats. Clearance patterns qualitatively among the species. In dogs the material moved as a few discrete boluses, whereas in the other species the activity spread toward the larynx. The relatively slow mucous transport of rats, rabbits, and guinea pigs could have important implications in inhalation toxicological studies.


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