Morphologic changes in round window membrane after topical hydrocortisone and dexamethasone treatment

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 339-343

  Nordang, Leif ^a   Linder, Birgitta ^a   Anniko, Matti ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoids; Ototoxicity; Rat; Round window membrane

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COCHLEA FENESTRA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATION; INNER EAR DISEASE; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE EAR; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BASILAR MEMBRANE; DEXAMETHASONE; EPITHELIUM; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; ROUND WINDOW;

EID: 0037340974     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129492-200303000-00034     Document Type: Article

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