Systemic kanamycin treatment has no effect on cell numbers in the mouse utricular macula

Image Analysis and Stereology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 69-76

  Kirkegaard, Mette ^a   Severinsen, Stig Å ^b   Wogensen, Lise ^c   Nyengaard, Jens R ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Aminoglycoside; Hair cell number; Physical fractionator; Stereology

Indexed keywords

EID: 32844455865     PISSN: 15803139     EISSN: 18545165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5566/ias.v24.p69-76     Document Type: Article

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