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*In dogs and cats
*Free radical release causes damage to air-blood barrier
*Depending on the dose, the lesions range from acute lesions (oedema, haemorrhage, hyaline membranes) -> chronic (fibroplasia of alveolar septae, replacement of alveolar cells with type II cells)
*Additional extrapulmonary lesions to note following paraquat intoxication are '''necrosis of the adrenal zona glomerulosa and renal tubular epithelium'''
[[Category:Toxicology]]