The role of glucocorticoids for spiral ganglion neuron survival

Brain Research

Volumn 1277, Issue , 2009, Pages 3-11

  Jin, David Xu ^a   Lin, Zhaoyu ^a   Lei, Debin ^a   Bao, Jianxin ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related hearing loss; Corticosteroid; Glucocorticoid; Hair cell; Noise induced hearing loss; Spiral ganglion neuron

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTISONE; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUDROCORTISONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

CELL FUNCTION; CELL SURVIVAL; COCHLEA; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INNER EAR DISEASE; NERVE CELL; NOISE; NONHUMAN; PRESBYACUSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPIRAL GANGLION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANIMALS; CELL SURVIVAL; COCHLEA; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPIRAL GANGLION;

EID: 67649626020     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2009.02.017     Document Type: Review

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