Micro-lesions in Reissner's membrane evoked by acute hydrops

Audiology and Neuro-Otology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 59-69

  Flock, Åke ^a   Flock, Britta ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hearing; Hearing loss; Hydrops; M ni re's disease; Reissner's membrane; Tinnitus

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; EPITHELIUM CELL; INNER EAR; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; MENIERE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REISSNER MEMBRANE;

COCHLEA; ENDOLYMPHATIC HYDROPS; EPITHELIUM; HUMANS; MEMBRANES; MENIERE'S DISEASE; ORGAN OF CORTI;

EID: 0037234847     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000069002     Document Type: Article

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