Treatment with dexamethasone arrests the development of myringosclerosis after myringotomy

American Journal of Otology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 804-808

  Mattsson, C ^a   Stierna, P ^a   Hellstrom, S ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Inflammation; Myringosclerosis; Myringotomy; Rat

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; MIFEPRISTONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; EARDRUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYRINGOTOMY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCLEROSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DEXAMETHASONE; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; MACROPHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; MIFEPRISTONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID; SCLEROSIS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0033760439     PISSN: 01929763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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