Rabbit lung lavage fluid

Gasser, H., Strohmaier, W., Schlag, G. et al. (1991) Characterization of phosphatidylcholines in rabbit lung lavage fluid by positive and negative ion fast-atom bombardment mass spectrometry. J. Chromatogr. Biomed. Applic., 562, 257-66. 

There are a number of biological markers measured in plasma or in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid that can be used for the detection of acute lung injury (21). To determine the extent of lung injury which occurs in septic rabbits we measured three proteins in BAL fluid collected from rabbits. 

From the comparison of the parameters (C, drainage time, etc.), characterising the three preparations used it can be concluded than IN fits best the structural and operational characteristics of normal intraalveolar bubbles, as described above. IN formed stable films under all experimental conditions relevant to lung function in vivo. Films from IN are consistent with those from the lung surfactant in human amniotic fluid [20,28] and in lung lavage from normal rabbits [25]. 

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