N-Acetylcysteine in the prevention of ototoxicity

Kidney International

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-232

  Tepel, M ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; AMINOGLYCOSIDE; CEFAZOLIN; GENTAMICIN; KANAMYCIN; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CATHETER INFECTION; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; HEARING LOSS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; NEPHROTOXICITY; OTOTOXICITY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPSIS;

EID: 34547403628     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: 15231755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5002299     Document Type: Note

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