Manuka honey: Histological effect on respiratory mucosa

American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Kilty, Shaun J ^a   AlMutari, Dakheelallah ^a   Duval, Melanie ^a   Groleau, Michelle A ^b   De Nanassy, Joseph ^b   Gomes, Marcio M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal study; Biofilm; Chronic rhinosinusitis; Histology; Manuka honey; Nasal irrigation; Topical treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; MANUKA HONEY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RABBIT; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; TISSUE INJURY;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEX MIXTURES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; HONEY; HUMANS; LEPTOSPERMUM; NASAL MUCOSA; RABBITS; RESPIRATORY MUCOSA; RHINITIS; SINUSITIS;

EID: 77950886395     PISSN: 19458924     EISSN: 19458932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/ajra.2010.24.3453     Document Type: Article

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