The role of experimental myringosclerosis in interpretation of tympanograms and its possible clinical implications

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1132-1134

  Cagdas, Kazikdas K ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; OXYGEN RADICAL;

AMBIENT AIR; APOPTOSIS; AUDITORY OSSICLE; CALCIFICATION; EARDRUM; EARDRUM PERFORATION; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYALINE DEGENERATION; HYPEROXIA; MICROSCOPY; MIDDLE EAR; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; MYRINGOSCLEROSIS; MYRINGOTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY OTITIS MEDIA; SHORT SURVEY; TISSUE INJURY; TYMPANOMETRY; TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE;

EID: 17044365352     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2004.12.017     Document Type: Article

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