Topical ascorbic acid reduces myringosclerosis in perforated tympanic membranes

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 585-591

  Spratley, Jorge E ^a,b   Mattsson, Cecilia K ^a   HellstĴrom, Sten O ^a   Pais Clemente, Manuel ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ascorbic acid; Myringosclerosis; Myringotomy; Rat; Tympanic membrane; Vitamin C

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; COLLAGEN; GELFOAM; OXYGEN RADICAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; EARDRUM PERFORATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MYRINGOSCLEROSIS; MYRINGOTOMY; NONHUMAN; OTOSCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; FREE RADICAL SCAVENGERS; MALE; MIDDLE EAR VENTILATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCLEROSIS; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE; TYMPANIC MEMBRANE PERFORATION; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0034966502     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940111000615     Document Type: Article

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