Inhibition of inducible nitric oxide synthase lowers the cochlear damage by lipopolysaccharide in guinea pigs

Free Radical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 363-370

  Watanabe, Ken Ichi ^a,c   Hess, Alexander ^a   Bloch, Wilhelm ^b   Michel, Olaf ^a  

^a Department of Oto Rhino Laryngology ^*  (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; Inner ear disturbance; NOS inhibitor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD SHIFT; COCHLEA INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; EAR PROTECTION; ELECTROCOCHLEOGRAPHY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OTOTOXICITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0034026743     PISSN: 10715762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10715760000300361     Document Type: Article

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