The Effects of Eucheuma cottonii on Signaling Pathway Inducing Mucin Synthesis in Rat Lungs Chronically Exposed to Particulate Matter 10 (PM10) Coal Dust
Figure 1
The schematic design of this study. Eighty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into ten groups. One group is a non-exposure group (control). Three groups were exposed to PM10 coal dust at doses of 6.25 (CD6.25), 12.5 (CD12.5), or 25 mg/m3 (CD25) an hour daily for 6 months. Six groups were exposed to coal dust with concomitant oral administration of Eucheuma cottonii at doses of 150 (EC150) or 300 mg/kg BW (EC300).
