Spiral ligament pathology in quiet-aged gerbils

Hearing Research

Volumn 172, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 172-185

  Spicer, Samuel S ^a   Schulte, Bradley A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cochlea; Fibrocytes; Lateral wall; Presbyacusis; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); COLLAGEN; POTASSIUM ION;

AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL INFILTRATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CELL VACUOLE; COCHLEA; CONDUCTANCE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; EDEMA; FEMALE; GERBIL; LIGAMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PRESBYACUSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRIA VASCULARIS; STRIATE CORTEX;

AGING; ANIMALS; COCHLEAR DUCT; FEMALE; GERBILLINAE; LIGAMENTS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NA(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE; POTASSIUM; PRESBYCUSIS; VACUOLES;

EID: 0036803654     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(02)00581-6     Document Type: Article

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