title: Biological effects of singlet delta oxygen on respiratory tract epithelium.
abstract: Exposure of hamster tracheal organ cultures to gas phase singlet delta oxygen, O2, at atmospheric pressure produced significant alterations in the mucociliary epithelium resulting in changes in ciliary activity and cellular morphology.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002923:Cilia / Q000187:drug effects; D006224:Cricetinae; D004848:Epithelium / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D009924:Organ Culture Techniques; D010100:Oxygen / Q000633:toxicity*; D014132:Trachea / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D010100:Oxygen