Investigation of age, sex and menstrual stage variation in human cerumen lipid composition by high performance thin layer chromatography

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 122, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 881-886

  Kocer M ^a   Guldur T ^a   Akarcay M ^a   Miman, M C ^a   Beker, G ^a  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cerumen; External Auditory Canal; Lipids; Menstrual Cycle; Otitis Externa

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; ESTER; FATTY ACID; LIPID; SQUALENE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; WAX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CERUMEN; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIPID COMPOSITION; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PUBERTY; SAMPLE; SEBUM; SEX; STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CERUMEN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIPIDS; MALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 50049134688     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215107000783     Document Type: Article

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