4-methylcatechol, a potent inducer of nerve growth factor synthesis, protects spiral ganglion neurons from aminoglycoside ototoxicity - Preliminary report

Acta Oto-Laryngologica, Supplement

Volumn , Issue 540, 1999, Pages 12-15

  Kimura, Nobuhiko ^a   Nishizaki, Kazunori ^a   Orita, Yorihisa ^a   Masuda, Yu ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

4 methylcatechol; Aminoglycoside; Neurotrophins; Spiral ganglion neuron

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; GUAIACOL; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROTROPHIN 3; 4 METHYLCATECHOL; 4-METHYLCATECHOL; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CATECHOL DERIVATIVE; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HAIR CELL; MALE; MOUSE; NERVE GROWTH; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; OTOTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL GANGLION; VESTIBULE HAIR CELL; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; NERVE CELL;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CATECHOLS; FEMALE; GENTAMICINS; MALE; MICE; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEURONS; NEUROPROTECTIVE AGENTS; SPIRAL GANGLION;

EID: 0032588123     PISSN: 03655237     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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