N-chlorotaurine, a novel endogenous antimicrobial agent: Tolerability testing in a mouse model

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 530-533

  Neher, Andreas ^a   Nagl, Markus ^a   Schrott Fischer, Anneliese ^a   Ichiki, Hiroto ^a,b   Gottardi, Waldemar ^a   Gunkel, Andreas R ^a   Stephan, Kurt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Self Defense Forces Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GENTAMICIN; N CHLOROTAURINE; TRIMETHYLTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CLICK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EARDRUM PERFORATION; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OTITIS MEDIA;

EID: 0035031290     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.127.5.530     Document Type: Article

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