Spiral ganglion loss outpaces inner hair cell loss in endolymphatic hydrops

Laryngoscope

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 159-165

  Momin, Suhael R ^a   Melki, Sami J ^a   Alagramam, Kumar N ^a   Megerian, Cliff A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endolymphatic hydrops; Guinea pig; Inner hair cell degeneration; Meniere's disease; Neuronal toxicity; Spiral ganglion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CELL DENSITY; CELL LOSS; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HAIR CELL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MENIERE DISEASE; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPIRAL GANGLION; ANIMAL; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ENDOLYMPHATIC HYDROPS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HAIR CELLS, AUDITORY, INNER; NERVE DEGENERATION; SPIRAL GANGLION;

EID: 74049157809     PISSN: 0023852X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lary.20673     Document Type: Article

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