Rats were exposed under static conditions to phosgene at concentrations within the LCt50 range and above. Lungs were removed at various postexposure intervals. Degrees of pulmonary edema were estimated by increases in percentage of water in the lungs of exposed groups as opposed to control animals. Lungs were fractionated into four major subcellular organelle fractions: nuclear debris, mitochondrial-lysosomal, microsomal, and soluble (cytoplasmic). Activities of p-nitrophenyl phosphatase, cytochrome C oxidase, ATP'ase, and LDH within these fractions were decreased after phosgene exposure. There was a concomitant increase in serum LDH levels. One possible mechanism that may play a role in phosgene damage can be associated with either inhibition or loss of enzyme activities from the lung.

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