Myringotomized mice develop myringosclerosis in the pars flaccida and not in the pars tensa

Laryngoscope

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 200-205

  Mattsson, Cecilia ^a   Carlsson, Lena ^a   Marklund, Stefan L ^a   Hellström, Sten ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Mice; Myringosclerosis; Pars flaccida; Pars tensa; Tympanic membrane

Indexed keywords

SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARDRUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; MYRINGOTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROSIS;

ANIMALS; MICE; MICE, INBRED STRAINS; OTOSCLEROSIS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0031058132     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-199702000-00011     Document Type: Article

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