Transferrin microheterogeneity in human perilymph

Laryngoscope

Volumn 110, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 545-552

  Rauch, Steven D ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fistula; Perilymph; Transferrin

Indexed keywords

ASIALOGLYCOPROTEIN; SIALIC ACID; SIALIDASE; TRANSFERRIN;

ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FISTULA; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; PERILYMPH FISTULA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STAPES SURGERY;

EID: 0034111879     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005537-200004000-00006     Document Type: Article

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