Toluene disrupts outer hair cell morphometry and intracellular calcium homeostasis in cochlear cells of guinea pigs

Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 270-277

  Liu, Ye ^a   Fechter, Laurence D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; COCHLEA DUCT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; HAIR CELL; NONHUMAN; OTOTOXICITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TOXICOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031062298     PISSN: 0041008X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/taap.1996.8059     Document Type: Article

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