Possible involvement of free radicals in lipopolysaccharide-induced labyrinthitis in the guinea pig: A morphological and functional investigation

ORL

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 246-253

  Takumida, Masaya ^a   Anniko, Matti ^b   Popa, Raul ^b  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Guinea pig; Lipopolysaccharide; Nitric oxide; Peroxynitrite; Superoxide; Vestibular organ

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; EBSELEN; FREE RADICAL; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PEROXYNITRITE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; INNER EAR DISEASE; LABYRINTHITIS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESTIBULAR LABYRINTH;

EID: 0031846470     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000027605     Document Type: Article

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