The effects of barium concentration levels on the pulmonary inflammatory response in a rat model of aspiration.
Rumi UehaNogah Nativ-ZeltzerTaku SatoTakao GotoAkihito YamauchiPeter C BelafskyTatsuya YamasobaPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2019)
A small amount of high concentration Ba (60% w/v) caused sustained inflammation in the rat lung at least 30 days after aspiration. Even with a small amount of low concentration Ba aspiration (30% w/v), Ba particles can remain in the lung over a month, causing sustained late effects.