Characterization of the ototoxicity of difluoromethylornithine and its enantiomers

Toxicological Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 124-132

  McWilliams, Misty L ^a   Chen, Guang Di ^a   Fechter, Laurence D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

DFMO enantiomer ototoxicity; Difluoromethylornithine (DFMO) ototoxicity; Guinea pig; Hearing loss; Rat

Indexed keywords

EFLORNITHINE; EFLORNITHINE DERIVATIVE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COCHLEA INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG FATALITY; ENANTIOMER; GROWTH RETARDATION; GUINEA PIG; HAIR CELL; HEARING LOSS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OTOTOXICITY; RACEMIC MIXTURE; RAT;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; MAMMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0033949479     PISSN: 10966080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/56.1.124     Document Type: Article

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