The effect of Gelfilm in the prevention of fibrosis in the middle ear of the animal model

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 712-716

  McGhee, Michael A ^a   Dornhoffer, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrosis; Gelfilm; Gelfoam

Indexed keywords

GELFOAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROSIS; GERBIL; MALE; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAR MUCOSA; MIDDLE EAR PROSTHESIS; MIDDLE EAR RECONSTRUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; TEMPORAL BONE;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EAR, MIDDLE; FIBROSIS; GELATIN SPONGE, ABSORBABLE; GERBILLINAE; HEMOSTATICS; MALE;

EID: 0033491663     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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